It’s week 17 already-and I’m not sure if this month has flown for anyone else but for my family-it’s zipped by quicker than I realized. With Thanksgiving just a couple of weeks away (and my son turns 2!) we are nearing the end of the farm share season 🙁 Until then though we’ll still be getting some amazing goodies in our boxes and this week Jenny informed me that everyone gets 11 items in their boxes-score!
This weeks recipes is one that I discovered last year when I had piled up all the squash from nearly every box and had no clue what to do with them. It’s a staple in our house during this time of the year and it’s AMAZING! What is better than baked squash? Why baked squash with maple syrup (a super food to boot). This recipe is from all recipes-enjoy!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-squash-and-maple-syrup/detail.aspx
- 3 1/2 pounds butternut squash
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/3 cup real maple syrup
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place squash halves, cut side up, on large baking sheet. bake until very tender, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Using large spoon, scoop out squash flesh and transfer to large bowl.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add chopped onion and ground nutmeg and saute until onion is tender and light brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with squash. Add chicken broth and maple syrup.
- Puree mixture in batches in processor until smooth. Season squash puree with salt and pepper. Return puree to same saucepan. Stir puree over medium heat until heated through. Transfer to bowl and serve.
Here is what you can look forward to with the delivery of this weeks farms share:
Half
-radish
-carrots
-pepper/acorn squash
-ground cherries or tomatillos
-green or black kale
-green leaf lettuce
-green/red Sheppard peppers (they are slowly turning!)
-parsley
-potatoes
-eggplant
-sugar snap or snow peas
Whole
-radish
-carrots
-pepper/acorn squash
-ground cherries
-green or black kale
-green leaf lettuce
-green/red Sheppard peppers (they are slowly turning!)
-parsley
-potatoes
-eggplant
-sugar snap or snow peas
-tomatillos
-golden beets
-zucchini
-delicate squash
-green onions
-Sheppard peppers
-baby bok choy