Do I ever have a treat for you today?!?!? I was coming home late from work one day and Ott, E started dinner and had it on the table ready to eat when I walked in the back door. Now normally I would think; wow am I ever lucky to have a guy who can help in the kitchen. But this time I was completely thrilled to see that he fixed a recipe he selected from the Homemade Christmas Gooseberry Patch cookbook.
Oh but wait it gets even better than that......He took pictures while he was making it. (Do I have him trained to be a blogger or what?!?!?)
So if Ott, E can make this tasty fall side dish...... so can you!
Ingredients:
1 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1/2 cup maple Syrup, divided
2 tsp. Butter, diced and divided
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Fill an ungreased 9x9 inch pan with 1/2 inch water. Place squash halves in pan, cut side up. Pour 1/4 cup syrup into each squash half. Dot each with 1 tsp. of butter; sprinkle with salt & pepper.
Cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes, until squash is tender. Serves 2.
Please note Ott, E said it took closer to an hour to bake these squash as they may have been a little larger. I love the way the squash cut open looks like a flower. I think it makes an attractive side dish for any meal. Ott, E liked the way the maple enhanced the flavor of the squash and just made for a nice homey taste.
We are halfway through our recipes for this cookbook partnership. So come back next week for some more fall themed food items.
This post was linked to:
Melt in your Mouth Monday on Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms,
2 Maids a Baking on 2 Maids a Milking,
Tasty Tuesday on Beauty and Bedlam,
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed with Grace,
Hearth N' Soul,
Made from Scratch Tuesday on From Mess Hall to Bistro,
It's a Blog Party,
Dr. Laura's Tasty Tuesday,
33 Shades of Green
5 comments:
The colder fall weather has really made me crave squash - I need to make this soon! Thanks so much for linking up today.
Alissa
I am so looking forward to the squash of Fall. Love that your husband took pictures of this!!!
That looks so yummy! We like butternut squash, so I'm sure we'd like this! Especially with maple syrup! MMMmmmmm.....
What a great way to cook acorn squash - I love the idea of the buttery maple syrupy goodness! Thank you for sharing another delicious recipe with the Hearth and Soul hop.
I love that I fell into your blog today and saw this post! I just finished flipping through this cookbook last night-checked it out from the library! Love seeing the pictures of the recipes from the book!
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