I do lots of stuff with it. I cook mine in the microwave. 5 minutes whole. Split removed seeds, place cut side down in a casserole dish, with 1/2 cup water, microwave for 8 minutes remove, cool and take out strands with a fork. I do freeze mine and it does suffer a bit. I try to use the frozen for things like "spaghettie and sauce" I use it in the place of lo mien noodles. I made "hash browns" last night, with onions and topped with cheese. you can do hash browns in a muffin tin. One thing I found is the more water you can take out of them the better they are. I want to try them in a spaghetti bake soon.