Recipe Box, Roasted Butternut Squash Spinach Salad
This salad is festive enough for special occasions but also easy to make, it’s great for a weeknight supper Fresh baby spinach, bacon, pecans, bleu cheese, cranberries and roasted butternut squash tossed in a simple homemade vinaigrette, yes please! Enjoy it as a main dish or a side with quiche, soup or chicken I love … Continue reading
Party Panache, Spinach & Butternut Squash Lasagna
Do you have a traditional dish you serve on Christmas Eve? I know a lot of people have lasagna Even though lasagna takes a little time to prep, it’s a perfect do ahead meal for busy holidays This lasagna has layers of creamy spinach, mashed butternut squash and ricotta and an optional layer of ham … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Roasted Butternut & Bacon Salad
The other day I stumbled across an article from Buzz Feed, it’s a quiz called Eat Your Way Around the World and We’ll Guess Your Age It only takes a minute to take…they guessed my age was 24! Sounds good to me! I highly recommend taking this quiz!! Okay let’s talk salad… While waiting for … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Roasted Rainbow Dinner Bowl
I am enjoying some beach time this week, my family is arriving today for Spring Break fun, but I got away early for a few days by myself Our resident blue heron, Freddy, flew up to the porch to greet me… He wanted to let me know that he was not happy about the missing … Continue reading
Party Panache, Pumpkin Butternut Squash Holiday Queso Dip
You won’t believe how easy this showstopper dip is! Plus, it’s full of festive holiday flavors to delight everyone’s tastebuds, even non veggie eaters! If you don’t tell them, they’ll never guess there are healthy roasted vegetables under all that cheese! Butternut squash, pumpkin, onion, cheese and seasoning, that’s all there is to it! Roast … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Maple Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts
Have you noticed the influx of prepared vegetables at the grocery store lately? I swear every time I go there are more choices and types of prepared veggies, 5-6 types of spiralized vegetables, sliced, diced and seasoned vegetables, all ready for cooking When I saw chopped butternut squash last week, I grabbed it…Have you ever … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Butternut Squash, Spinach & Pepperoni Lasagna
This is really a short cut lasagna I used frozen cubed butternut squash, fresh spinach, no boil lasagna sheets, and grated Parmesan cheese A 5 minute Parmesan Cream Sauce binds everything happily together Or use a prepared Alfredo sauce to make assembly even easier Roast the squash on a lined sheet pan, seasoned with salt, … Continue reading
Recipe Box, His & Hers Thanksgiving Menu Duel and Butternut Squash Tart
Help! I can’t decide! My son and I decided it would be fun to each create a Thanksgiving menu, discuss, and then choose the final menu or a combination~ We are breaking a long time tradition this year, our normal family Thanksgiving of 25 has shrunk down to 5… 😭 But! We will be at … Continue reading