J.Miller Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I just bought half of a Calabaza Castilla mostly because it looked so much like the squash that we have in Canada. I had plans of preparing it the same way as I would the squash that I am used to with some seasoning and a little butter in the oven but then I got looking at a Mexican recipe online and it seems like maybe there is no comparison to what I am used to. Does anyone have a simple way to cook it and serve it as a vegetable or to make some soup out of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Where did you buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaPeach Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 It's pumpkin. You can either boil it or bake it. We use it all the time. We get it from our veggie guy at the Tianguis. We buy them whole, I wash the outer skin, cut it up and boil it, then puree it. I use it for us and for our dogs. You can freeze it. Pumpkin pie for this time of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hensley I bought it at the Bodega in Joco. Georgia Peach: I guess that means that it does not taste like squash? I guess I will chop it up and boil it. When you say that you use it for the dogs do you treat it as a vegetable? Ours eat hamburger, broccoli and oatmeal as recommended by our vet; they seem to love it but pumpkin would be a pretty different taste. I guess I will just have to try them with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaPeach Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hensley I bought it at the Bodega in Joco. Georgia Peach: I guess that means that it does not taste like squash? I guess I will chop it up and boil it. When you say that you use it for the dogs do you treat it as a vegetable? Ours eat hamburger, broccoli and oatmeal as recommended by our vet; they seem to love it but pumpkin would be a pretty different taste. I guess I will just have to try them with it! It's in the squash family (vegetable) - they all have a different flavor. Sometimes you have to add a little sugar to it (only for you not the dogs), sometimes not, it all depends on that particular pumpkin. Sugar pumpkins ( which I have not seen here are sweeter). Pumpkin is very high in fiber and is very good for a dogs digestive tract especially if one or two (like ours) have IBS. It has worked wonders for (well you know, that stuff we have to pick up in the yard). It is a very healthy food for both dogs and humans, oh yes and one of our cats has been given two teaspoons in her food for two years now and it certainly cured her tract as well. She had been on all kinds of meds for her IBS including probiotics and the pumpkin is the only thing that worked. Google it, there is plenty info on it. We have 10 dogs and 2 cats and use it for all of them, just for added fiber. Cat - 1 teaspoon in her food twice daily. Large dogs 2 tablespoons each feeding - medium 1 tablespoon each feeding - small dogs 1 teaspoon each feeding - more or less if needed. Our dogs love it. And then of course there is the great pumpkin pie for thanksgiving. We get it from our veggie/fruit guy at the Wed tianguis in Ajijic - midway down or up the walkway - across from they guy that sells videos. Just tell him and he will get it for the following week if he does not have it. Remember though, its seasonal. We get as many as we can, then I cook and freeze. It certainly is much cheaper than buying the libby's pure pumpkin in the can, and even that is limited here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Pumpkin is a squash. Libby's canned pumpkin is a Dickinson squash. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/canned-pumpkin-pie-filling_n_5941122.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I used to make my "pumpkin" pies with butternut squash. For holiday gatherings I was always asked to bring my delicious pumpkin pie. People who asked for the recipe were surprised at the main ingredient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks all. We have ours in the oven baking as I write and hope to not only sample it ourselves but the girls (dogs) can have some too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 This is how many Mexicans prepare it:http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2008/11/calabaza-en-tacha-winter-squash-cooked-in-heavy-syrup.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I used to make my "pumpkin" pies with butternut squash. For holiday gatherings I was always asked to bring my delicious pumpkin pie. People who asked for the recipe were surprised at the main ingredient. Butternut is supposed to make the best pumpkin pies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobita Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Cristina, after being boiled in syrup like you described, is the shell edible? or is it a sort of scoop-the-flesh off affair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Cristina, after being boiled in syrup like you described, is the shell edible? or is it a sort of scoop-the-flesh off affair? The shell will be hard no matter how long you cook the squash. You could use the shell of the calabaza de Castilla for body armor. Just put the pieces of cooked squash, skin and all, in your dish. Pour a little hot milk over the squash and eat the flesh with a spoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobita Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 You could use the shell of the calabaza de Castilla for body armor. lol! okay, thank you for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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