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Acorn Squash Bowls

I used this recipe from The Kitchn and made these super delicious acorn squash bowls for dinner last night. We got acorn squash in this week’s CSA, and I was intimidated by them because I had never cooked with acorn squash before. But this recipe showed me how easy it could be to prepare them.

I basically halved and de-seeded the squash and microwaved them in a dish with water at the bottom until they softened. (Easy!) And while they were in the microwave, I cooked up the filling — hot Italian sausage, garlic, onion, yellow bell pepper, red pepper flakes, sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, spinach, and basil. I made some adjustments to the recipe in order to use up ingredients that we had in the refrigerator and pantry. When the filling was done, I pulled the acorn squash out of the microwave, then stuffed the squash and covered it with breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese. Then I broiled it for a minute — just to get the cheese to brown on top — and it was ready to serve.

Talk about an easy weeknight dish with a bunch of flavor! Can’t wait to eat the leftovers.

I couldn’t get to sleep the other night because I kept worrying about what to do with the over abundance of zucchini and yellow squash that we have from our garden and our CSA. So I got out of bed and made a torte with layers of thinly sliced red potatoes (another veg we have too much of), sliced zucchini and squash, and covered with grated parmigiano reggiano, green onions, and fresh thyme.

Cooking is fun at any hour. Especially after midnight.