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The lower carb ramen company is doing another contest; this time autumn themed. I tried contacting them various ways to see if I was eligible to enter, as I won the last contest, but haven't heard back. The deadline to enter is Friday, so I went ahead and submitted. If they choose to not have me be eligible, I'm good with that.

I decided to make a squash soup with an apple, thinking the thick soup would cling nicely to the noodles. Since many of their patrons do low carb, I went with roasted kabocha squash, since it's the lowest net carb squash I know of. The apple brings the carbs back up some, but I like the flavor.
I'll share the recipe once I hear if I win or not.
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I must say, while I made the roasted kabocha squash and apple soup for the ramen contest, in my opinion it is even better reheated the next day, topped with a drizzle of cream and ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
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Made homemade bone meal from the spent bones after making poultry bone broth in the Instant Pot. I’m going to let it sit for about a month see if the meat smell diminishes before I use it when I transplant my tomatoes. First time trying it; we’ll see if it attracts critters to the garden bed.
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That is a great idea!!! I had not thought to do that. Composting the bone leavings. Let me know how that turns out.
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SoulBiter wrote: That is a great idea!!! I had not thought to do that. Composting the bone leavings. Let me know how that turns out.
You don’t want to compost the bones; they can attract rodents and/or dogs. Instead, process them into bone meal and allow to sit for awhile for any smells to hopefully dissipate.

It’s easy enough to make, if a bit tedious.

After you’re finished processing your bone broth, dump the bones in the sink, cover with cold water, and gently rub free any meat, fat, and cartilage. You want the bones to be really cleaned of any extraneous debris.

Spread in a single layer on a sheet pan and roast at 450 degrees F yet again until completely dried out and starting to brown. Allow to cool; they should be extremely brittle to the touch.

Put into a durable bag; SD suggested a doubled brown paper grocery bag, which worked for me. Smash the bones into 1” fragments. I used a sledge hammer, but even a rolling pin should work, if you don’t mind possibly dinging it.

Use your most powerful blender; I have a BlendTec which is perfect for this. Fill the carafe halfway and pulse until the bone fragments start to powder. Turn the blender up to fill power and run it for 10 seconds, rocking the base gently to incorporate all of the bone pieces until you have a uniform powder.

That’s it! You will notice a protein smell when you first package it. You can use it immediately, but would have to work it deep into the soil to try and dissuade critters from digging up your plants. As I said, I’m letting mine sit awhile and am hoping the smell dissipates on its own.
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I used 5 lbs of fresh tomatoes from my San Marzano-style vine to make tomato sauce in the Instant Pot. SD helped with the final steps, as I wasn’t home for those steps.

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Most of the ingredients for the sauce.

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The finished product.

The flavor is definitely more flavorful than canned tomato sauce, but I intend to use it as the base for pasta sauces. I think if used on its own for a pasta sauce, it would need a lot more seasoning.

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