Squash

Wheels loves acorn squash but I only knew one way of preparing it. Cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and bake about an hour until tender,  with or without butter in the middle.  It was hard to cut before cooking – a feat of strength and sharp knife and messy to scoop out the seeds.  But, with enough butter,  acorn squash was a nice addition to a meal a couple of times in the fall. Finally I got brave and kicked it up a notch with this really good recipe for apple sausage stuffed acorn squash.   And then I found a tip that rocked my acorn squash fixin’ world.  .  .  Wash the squash (shades of Dr. Suess!).  Find a sharp fork, preferably a two or three pronged cooking fork.   Pierce the squash all the way around along the line you will use to cut the squash in half.  Place the ... [Read More]