SQUASH IT! Pumpkins and Other Squash

About the Workshop:

• Fall is all about winter squash. Butternut squash, pumpkin and the myriad of different ones you’ll find in the grocery store bins this time of year. Squash is highly nutritious, lends itself to many culinary ways to experience it, and it seems that every culture has a unique way of preparing it. My personal favourite squash is butternut, and my favourite way to eat it is roasted, or in a bisque. This time of year in my house we like pumpkin chowder, butternut squash bisque, roasted squash, pumpkin & meatballs over rice, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin scones, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie of course, pumpkin dip with gingersnaps, . . . . to name a few. We'll be looking at all sorts of ways to enjoy squash in our workshop, and we'll sample a few recipes. If you have a favourite recipe for pumpkin, or any other kind of winter squash, please bring it. If you'd like to prepare a dish to share, please do. Let's learn new ways of using this iconic fall vegetable, from each other! 

• READ ME: https://backyardcityhomestead.com/2025/09/26/squash-it-growing-it-and-using-it/

About the Instructor

• Cindy Suelzle is an avid gardener in Edmonton and writes a blog called Backyard City Homestead. She delights in spending time with her grandkids, especially in the yard. She is a proponent of self reliance and in living a debt free lifestyle. She is actively involved in teaching self reliant skills through her blog site, her youtube channel (a new project in the making), through her work as a Thrive Life Consultant, and in person, in church groups and in the community. She is our Educational Director at Sakaw Community Garden.