Spaghetti bolognese

Not real spaghetti, of course. Spaghetti squash.

I'd heard of spaghetti squash, but never actually tried it. It's not all that common in the UK. So uncommon, in fact, that when one turned up in my veg delivery, I didn't recognise it. I just merrily started cutting it up thinking it was some kind of courgette-like summer gourd. However, I quickly noticed the fibrous texture, googled images of whole spaghetti squash, and realised my mistake. I'd been planning a bolognese anyway, so this was perfect.

I baked the squash in halves for about an hour. It still looked pretty solid, but as directed I scraped at the insides with a fork. And... spaghetti! I would never have believed it. Actually, to be strictly accurate, it looks more like thin rice noodles in appearance, but even so. Even the taste was vaguely pasta-like, in a squash-y kind of way.

Fried cauliflower and mushroom on the side.