![]() ![]() Acorn is slightly sweet with a more fibrous texture. Butternut is great for soups and mashed squash dishes. What’s the difference between Acorn Squash and Butternut Squash? Butternut squash has a smoother and creamier texture than Acorn Squash once baked.I promise this is a dish that will surprise you! You’ll rise to Julia Child status my friends! Who doesn’t want “show up” Aunt Sally with their mad cooking skills at the Thanksgiving dinner table this year?!! Questions and Answers about Roasted Acorn Squash and Pears Drizzle with an additional tablespoon of maple syrup and sprinkle with additional chopped pecans. Turn oven to broil high for the last 3-4 minutes of roasting to give a golden crisp to pears and squash. Turn slices of pears and squash over with tongs and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Place baking sheet in preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. (That’s one happy baking sheet now!) Roasting Squash and Pears Drizzle with 2 Tablespoons of Bourbon Maple Syrup. Sprinkle the squash and pears with 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Sprinkle squash with 1/2 teaspoons crushed rosemary, thyme, and ¼ teaspoon of ground sage.Īdd sliced pears, again in a single layer, onto the baking sheet. Sprinkle Acorn squash with salt and pepper to taste. They can slightly overlap, but never in layers. TIP: Whenever “roasting” vegetables on a baking sheet in the oven it is important they be in a single layer and stacked on top of each other. Preparing the Squash and Pears for Roastingĭrizzle 1-2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil over the squash! Gently toss to coat. 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans, plus extra for garnish.3 Tablespoons Bourbon Maple Syrup or Maple Syrup.Crushed Rosemary, Thyme & Sage (There’s a song in there somewhere).Ingredients you’ll need for Roasted Acorn Squash Instantly I was slicing two pears and adding them to my baking sheet to roast along side my sliced acorn squash! The results were AMAZING! This dish is a stunning, and tasty, presentation! Perfect for your Holiday Dinner parties and meals. As I was preparing the recipe I happened to glance over at my fruit basket and noticed a couple of ripe pears. Not as creamy as butternut, but a tad sweeter! The contrast of the green and deep orange is stunning when stuffed, or roasted and plated, as in this dish.įor several months I had been tossing around the idea of a Roasted Acorn Squash recipe for the Holidays with a drizzle of Crown Bourbon Maple Syrup. They are sweet, creamy, and slightly nutty. ![]() Acorn Squash is a personal favorite of mine. Butternut, Banana, and Acorn! Just to mention a few. Full of affection he jumped into my arms and stayed, turns out he has FIV (cat hiv) so he needs to be watched closely.Fall brings the Garden Harvest…and with it a variety of Winter Squash. A year before Big Boy arrived in my life, starving and weak. Sadly Butterscotch died of Lymphatic cancer in winter of 2008. Butterscotch must think "why didnt i figure out this cuddle stuff was great before i got sick!" Doing wonderfully even though he has bouts. 3 months on insulin and finally diet controlled and he caught the herpes virus, respiratory symptom version and turned into a cuddler. One old man who was going to be euthanized bc a lady who found him as a stray was moving and didnt want him.well he was a biter and rather grumpy who was in ICU for 3 days with a deadly gut infection which was fixed but he left with a diagnosis of diabetes. Right now i have 2 that arrived with feline herpes and their attendant 2ndry bacterial infections but are doing beautifully. I live in the woods and somehow many starving strays or "dumps" have found the message babies who passed on left in the woods saying "suck lives at xxxx road. Not a bad thing, many have far worse health issues but i have been able to concentrate on food/cooking. I have chronic medication resistant depression after 10 years on anti depressants that worked well but would stop working after a year or two, so now do my best at home living on disabilty. born in New Zealand, brother born in Austria and many more. Lived in or grew up in Nigeria, Kenya, Chicago, Russia,and haiti. I am a middle aged foodie who has had the luxury of living all over the world except asia. ![]()
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