Roasted Maple Butternut Squash
Serves 4
Total time prep and cook 45 minutes

One of my holiday favorites that is so simple to make, and will cause everyone drool over!
I usually triple this recipe for my holiday cooking.

You will need:
1 package (2 lbs) Peeled and cubed butternut squash
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
pinch ground red pepper/cayenne

Start off by preheating your oven to 425* F.
Then Place the squash single layer (already peeled and cubed) in a non-stick pan.
Drizzle the squash with olive oil and 1/4 tsp of salt
Roast the squash for 15 minutes.

While the squash is roasting mix together the maple syrup and spices.
After the squash has roasted for 15 minutes toss your maple syrup mix in with the squash.

Roast for an additional 15 - 20 minutes, or until the the squash is fork tender.

 

My review of OuTTie's Maple Butternut Squash.

There's none left in the house....

The flavor is wonderful, it is easy to make, and makes everyone happy. I would recommend this to all.

 

Didn't read through all 7 pages of this post, but I doubt this one is up here yet, more of a Summer recipe:

Grilled Jack Daniel's Steak

Score steaks with a knife~1/4" deep on both sides.
Put the steaks in a gallon-sized zip-lock freezer bag.
Add Jack Daniel's into the bag enough to submerge the steaks -do this over the sink- don't be stingy, buy the handle 1.75L.
Squeeze most of the air from the top of the bag and seal it up.
Put it in a big bowl (in case it leaks) in the fridge.
Let it marinate for 6 hours (more or less depending on how you like the taste), meanwhile drink some JD while you husk corn and wrap them in aluminum foil.
6 hours later, take out the steaks, and yes this breaks my heart - pour the JD the steaks were in down the drain.
Put those steaks on the grill with the corn. You can add salt and pepper if you like.
Grillthem until they are done to your liking.
Serve with corn on the cob, potatoes-baked or mashed or french fries....

 

I'm gonna try that one on the premise that Jack D is in the title

 

WHo would've thought that car guys would have such tasty recipes?

 

It's because we are a bunch of truly sophisticated people, andonoccasion, aglorious absence of such.



Cheers!

 

Thin Crust Greek Pizza

Pizza Crust:
2C flour
1T dry yeast
1t salt
Warm Water

Mix first 3 ingredients, add water, kneading constantly until proper elasticity/consistency
Set aside and loosly cover, letting it rise

Chicken Topping:
1-2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast(s) sliced across the grain into 1/16" thick 3/4" squares
1-2 T Garlic Powder
Viniagrette Dressing

Pat chicken dry or spin is salad spinner
Powder chicken with Garlic Powder, discard waste
Slowly saute in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
When just barely done, turn off heat and douse with Viniagrette dressing & Cover

Other Topping items:
Crumbled Real Feta Cheese
Sliced Black Olives
Red Onion, chopped
Fresh Pesto (store-bought, or hand-made)
Mozzarella cheese, grated

Place your ceramic or 1/4" steel sheet metal "pizza stone" on the second to lowest oven rack setting
Heat oven to one notch below the Clean setting (you are trying to achieve 500-550 degrees)
Roll out, or hand-toss a thin pizza dough crust and place on a floured peel
Using your kitchen-specific nylon bristle paint brush, brush off excess flour from the crust
Spread a thin layer of pesto on the crust
add chicken, feta, black olives and red onion
lightly cover with grated mozzarella

slide pizza off of your peel onto your hot "pizza stone"
when mozzarella is browned, remove from oven and place on cutting surface
let cool for 10-15 minutes, slice and serve

a nice Bordeaux or Beer go really well with this one

 

Wild Canadian Goose Stew

2 whole Canadian Goose, skinned and de-fatted, cut up
2 sm/med onions
8-12 whole cloves
1 1/2 C frozen cranberries
1 Large or 2 med whole Naval Oranges cut into wedges (skin and all)
1 1/4 C toasted Almonds
2-4T Thyme
4-6T Parsley
1/2 pound thick sliced bacon

In 8-12 Qt properly mothered Cast Iron Dutch Oven,
Fry the bacon until vvery crisp but not burned
Add the rest of the ingredients above and enough water to cover
Cover
Bring to a boil, then immediately turn down heat and simmer (covered) until the goose falls off of the bones (4-12 hours)

Remove from heat, keeping covered, and let cool about 2 hours
remove the oranges and onions, discard
remove the goose and all bones, de-boning and chopping the goose, set aside

In Cast Iron Dutch Oven, bring to medium heat
In separate bowl or pyrex measureing cup, add 1/2C flour and enough water to create a thick slurry
Slowly add this flour slurry to the seasoned water in the Dutch Oven, stirring constantly, slowly thickening into a gravy
When the gravy consistency is just right, add the chopped goose and 6 medium skinned red potatoes, chopped into 1/4" chunks

Simmer until the potatoes are cooked

Serve with a nice crusty home-made sourdough bread and a hearty Burgundy

 

Apple Crisp

6-8 fresh baking apples (Granny Smith, or your favorite baking apple)
1 box Yellow Cake Mix
1 1/2 sticks melted butter
butter for buttering baking disk

Butter a 13x9 baking dish
Peel and chop the apples, spread in baking dish
Sprinkle dry cake mix over apples
Drizzle melted butter over cake mix

No other liquid needed

Bake at 350 degrees, stirring every 10-15 minutes, for 30-40 minutes or until desired crispness is achieved.

Goes really well with coffee

 

> Christmas Cookie Recipe~~~ I know X-mas has Past...But This is Hilerious! " Christmas at The Crunks!"
>
> 1 cup of water
> 1 tsp baking soda
> 1 cup of sugar
> 1 tsp salt
> 1 cup brown sugar
> lemon juice
> 4 large eggs
> 1 cup nuts
> 2 cups dried fruit
> 1 bottle Crown Royal
>
>
> Sample the Crown Royal to check quality.
>
> Take a large bowl, check the Crown Royal again, to be sure it is of the
> highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
>
> Turn on the electric mixer...Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy
> bowl.
>
> Add one teaspoon of sugar...Beat again.
>
> At this point it's best to make sure the Crown Royal is still OK, try
> another cup.. just in case.
>
> Turn off the mixer thingy.
>
> Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
>
> Pick the frigging fruit off floor...
>
> Mix on the turner.
>
> If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a
> dewscriver.
>
> Sample the Crown Royal to check for tonsisticity.
>
> Next, sift two cups of salt, or something.... who giveshz a sheet.
>
> Check the Crown Royal.
>
> Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
>
> Add one table.
>
> Add a spoon of ar, or somefink.... whatever you can find.
>
> Greash the oven.
>
> Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
>
> Don't forget to beat off the turner.
>
> Finally, throw the bowl through the window.
>
> Finish the bottle of Crown Royal.
>
> Make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher.
>
> Cherry Mistmas