This month Phenny from Easy Blog is our super host for Shopping Around the World and Phenny says we must make something with gourds. Mom debated about this. Should she make cookies, a loaf….what to do? She finally decided to make up her own recipe. Give her a minute and she’ll name it.
SHOKO…..BLACK
KALI…..ORANGE
Should we both help mom, Kali? I think so Shoko….this recipe is from whatever she dreams up….perhaps us guiding her would be a good idea. I’ll be back later Kali, I hear the wind calling my name. Really, what a wiener head! Humph! Guess it’s you and me, mom.
We will call this dish, “Haunted Squished Squash Head.” Pretty descriptive, eh? It is a meal for Halloween.
Let’s get on with this very creative dish.
Haunted Squished Squash Head or (HSSH to save space on paper)
Ingredients:
1 acorn squash
1 pkg Knorr Sidekick Noodles
leftover veggies in the fridge
some frozen peas and corn
1 300g pkg, frozen shrimp
The very first thing to do is get a sharp knife and scoop. Cut a face in the acorn squash and scoop out the seeds and pulp. 
We’ll rinse and drain the shrimp. 
These shrimp were $6.17 for the package of 300 g. at Real Canadian Superstore.
You want to take your acorn squash and steam the cut faced squash. The size depends on how many people are having dinner with you. If there are two, like mom and dad, then a small to medium-sized squash will be plenty.
The acorn squash was $1.99 for one at Superstore. 
Put the squash in a cup of water in the casserole dish and cover with tin foil. Cook the squash with nothing in it for about an hour at 350F. It is finished cooking when the meat inside is just slightly tender.
Oops! Looks like the steaming turned our Harold squash into a Harry the Haggard-Faced Squished Squash.
NO PICTURE!
You want to make up your Sidekick noodles now. Make them up from the directions on the bag just use about 1/4 C less water. Mom used the Honey Garlic noodles. 
The Knorr Sidekick noodles were $0.97 at Superstore.
To the water for the noodles add whatever produce you have leftover in the fridge….within reason…..no cantaloupe or melon in the pasta, please. For example, mom had a little left over red and yellow peppers. So she chopped them into small chunks and there were 5 mushrooms sitting in the fridge so they went into the pasta water too. The mushrooms and peppers will lose juice which will go into the water, this is why we cut out 1/4C of the water. Now cook the noodles as per the recipe.
You’re going to get a whole bucket of pasta mom….you’ll never get it into the squash. No way!
I’m back. I had to teach Mr, Fishie not to swim from me. I stared at him then smashed his smiling face. I’ll put him back in the water after I help you. 
I’m busy Shoko….sit quietly. Are you saying I have verbal diarrhea? No, but I am telling everyone how to make this dish and you’re screwing it up. Ohh! Sorry! *Shh* We start stuffing the cooked squash shell. The squash takes a fair bit of the noodle filling.
Now that the noodle filling is in place. Place the squash in the same casserole dish, minus the water, and then in the oven at 350F until it is warmed up about 20 minutes.
When the squash is out of the oven, use a fork and pull some of the noodles through the eye and mouth sockets. These are worms. Put some shrimp on the top of the squash head with the tail sticking out. For effect, pour some cocktail sauce over the shrimp (blood). Have some blood coming out of the eyes.
There is your Haunted Squished Squash Head. I was right. There was enough filling for another Haunted Squished Squash Head tomorrow night.
Happy Halloween! 
BRAVO!!!!!! that looks super good… and what a brilliant idea to combine pumpkin and shrimps!!!! 4 paws for the look and 87 paws for the super icea!!!
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It is different Phenny. Tasty and pretty quick too….kinda ugly if the mouth falls apart.
Kali
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Oh my! I think I’m scared to eat my food… nah – it was just a passing moment. Gobbles. XOXO – Bacon
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In spite of the way it looks, it was vert tasty!
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What a fun and delicious recipe….
Hugs madi proud to be crotchety
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Hi Madi, Mom and dad seemed to like it even though it is scary.
Proud to be Crotchety,
Kali
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Well that’s one interesting and spooky SQUISHED SQUASH head for sure! You know shrimp is a biggie in my house so I bet my Mom will give this one a whirl.
Hugs, Teddy
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It is tasty….well, so mom and dad say. I’ll take their word for it. I, Kali had awful nightmares of the squash chasing me. Shoko can handle this next year.
Kali
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Every time I see the word, “gourd,” I think of all the times my Mom used the phrase, “Is/Are he/she/you out of his/her/your gourd?!?!” Hahahaha.
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Haha…I remember that saying….isn’t it a silly saying. Like, yes, I seem to have lost my gourd and I was wearing it!
Hehe
Jean
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OMC! That looks like one spooky meal!
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It looked happy before we cooked the shell…then i became angry….scary.
Kali
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That is so cool 🙂 You ladies are so creative. I wish I was having a party so I could make this. XO
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You don’t even need a special occasion….feed it to hubby….scare the cwap out of him. hehe
Loves,
Shoko and Kali
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Perfectly titled! Gruesome enough to look at, but surely very tasty!
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Moma and dad seemed to like it…I thought it look like a squash gone mad…I had nightmares! It’s eaten so just a memory. MOL
Kali
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Oh WoW! That is the BEST dinner ever! Mommy is drooling on the keyboard and I, Marvelous would LOVE to have those shrimp!
Mommy says that she would have difficulties cutting a face in the the acorn squash we got sitting on the counter.
Purrs
Marv
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After reading about her infection, I would guess she’d have trouble cutting it. At least it is getting better. Now, whatcha do Miss Barb is go outside with a sharp knife and stop a stranger on the street….tell him you want a face in your squash and show him the knife. That should work….make sure he looks friendly or he may use the knife to make a smiley face on your face.
Shoko and Kali
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That head is amazing, I think it is so great that you have to save it forever, if possible…
Kosmo
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Something different for Halloween.
Kali
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That looks amazing! Did your peeps like it?
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I LOVE this recipe! A fun meal for Alex and his student pals, thank you! 💕😺💕😺xxx
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I hope they can cook it. It is very easy but does take time to cook. They could use something else for the hair instead of shrimp if they want.
Jean and Kali
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They could use slivers of sausage…Quorn as Alex is vegetarian, but I quite fancy it myself actually! 🎃🎃🎃🎃
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Slivers of sausage would be good…Mmmm.
Kali
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Mmmm this looks so good.I will be right over for some shrimpies
Einie
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You’d love the shrimpies Einey….they are nice and fresh.
Your Shoo
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What a….well a….hmmmm Well enjoy. MOL Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
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