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Mushroom Bacon Delicata Squash Boats
I’ve had two organic delicata squash sitting in my produce tower for weeks, last night, I decided it was time to roast them. I cut and cleaned them out, then stuffed them. I had no idea if they would turn out – but decided to wing it and they were amazeballs (and SO EASY)!
Mushroom Bacon Delicata Squash Boats
- 2 delicata squash
- 4 slices bacon
- 1/2 large sweet yellow onion
- 1 medium package sliced white mushrooms
- Ground pepper
- Sea salt
- Garlic powder
- Reserved bacon fat
Cut the ends off each delicata and slice lengthwise. Clean the seeds out so you end up with a little boat. Dice the and onion and mushrooms, and cut the bacon slices into pieces. Add everything together in one bowl and generously sprinkle with sea salt, fresh ground pepper and garlic powder. Melt a 1/4 cup reserved bacon fat and drizzle over mix. Toss to coat. Stuff (I used my hands so I could cram them full) each delicata squash boat with mixture. Roast in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. They’ll start to sizzle/pop around 10 minutes, it’s just the mushrooms and onions cooking in the bacon fat.
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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
—Barbara Bush
Paleo Crockpot Apple-Banana Sauce
I like applesauce. I don’t like all the crap in store-bought applesauce. I also had way too many “too ripe to eat” apples sitting around and can’t let things go to waste, so I decided to try a version of crockpot applesauce. I scoured all sorts of paleo/non-paleo recipes and then just decided to wing it with my take on the idea. The bananas were totally random (also have a few “too ripe bananas”) and I crossed my fingers it would be good (FYI, they remained on top of the apples, a little shrunk up, and totally brown until blended-don’t be dismayed by their gross look).
It turned out fabulous and I can’t believe how easy it was. Never thought I’d say, “I licked the immersion blender,” ha. Saved lots of fruit from going to waste 🙂
And now, I imagine marinating some meat in it.
Paleo Crockpot Apple-Banana Sauce
- 8 apples, peeled and slice (I had honeycrisp and pink lady)
- 2 bananas
- 1 1/2 C hot water
- 1 TBSP Bourbon Vanilla
- 1/4 C organic, raw maple sugar
- 1 TBSP Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Allspice
- Generous grinding of sea salt
Add everything to the crockpot, turn up high to bring to a boil then turn down and let simmer. I let mine simmer overnight on low. Use immersion blender to blend, right in the crockpot. Made about 10 cups. Enjoy!
Recipe Review-Maple Freezer Fudge
A couple of weeks ago, I made Maple Freezer Fudge from Healy Real Food Vegetarian (yes, I’m Paleo, but I love me some vegetarian websites, I probably eat more vegetables than a vegetarian). I really liked that the recipe had very few ingredients and was quick to make! I’m a big fan of recipes that I can throw together in 20 minutes, and that I always have ingredients on hand for.
It was good, but it didn’t really satisfy my desire for fudge. It really did taste very coco-nutty, which I’m totally fine with, but I would call it coconut freezer fudge. I added a chocolate drizzle (Enjoy Life), just because I felt like it might dress it up, but other than that, I followed the recipe exactly.
I love the idea of the recipe – so I could see maybe doubling the batch and using the same size pan so it’s thicker, and experimenting with ingredients. Maybe a little less coconut oil, and add melted Enjoy Life chocolate for a chocolate fudge.
Also-extremely sweet!
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