Let me introduce you to the Cushaw Squash, pictured on the right.  Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful new co-worker Cindy, several of us came home with one of these big beauties. What we were told is the cushaw is a wonderful alternative to pumpkin and is often used in pies.  Never passing on free home grown produce, I picked the biggest one from the bushel that I could carry.  And then I found it a place in one of my pantry baskets to sit tight until a recipe inspiration came to me.  And so it sat….making friends and small talk with it’s cousin spaghetti, flirting a little with butternut while bragging about her superior sweetness, all the while keeping a watchful eye on the young acorns.