Ultimate Cheater Cherry Pie

This is my own "recipe," if you can actually call it a recipe.

Ultimate Cheater Cherry Pie

• 1 Store Bought Graham Cracker Crust
• 2 cans Cherry Pie Filling, I prefer Comstock More Fruit Cherry
• 1/2 sleeve of Graham Crackers, ground
• 1-2 T Butter or Margarine, melted

1. Open Crust, remember to save the lid as you can turn it upside down and it makes a great lid for your finished pie. 
2. Pour in both cans of fruit filling. Will nicely overfill in a mound. 
3. In a small bowl combine butter and graham cracker crumbs till all moistened. 
4. Crumple on top of pie.
5. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve and Enjoy.

Baked Acorn Squash

First off, may I just say that if you find a recipe you think you might like on the NY Times, make sure to send a copy to your email, because it is almost impossible to find it again.
I did this last year for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful, so doing it again!

Baked Acorn Squash with Maple Syrup and Walnut Oil
 * This recipe is written per squash. Multiply by number of squash you have. For 4 adults and 2 children I did 3, not sure it's enough because it is fabulous as leftovers. John and I eat a half each for leftovers.

• 1 Acorn Squash
• 1 T Maple Syrup, the real stuff, do not substitute the fake stuff
• 1 T Walnut Oil, in a pinch you can substitute veg. oil, but it won't taste as good
• Nutmeg
• 2 tsp. Ground Walnuts 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the squash on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, until soft enough to easily cut in half. Cut in half, and scoop out the seeds and membranes.
2. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Stir the maple syrup and walnut oil together in a bowl, then brush over the cut surfaces of the squash. Sprinkle with a very small amount of ground nutmeg. Place in the oven and bake one hour, brushing every 10 minutes with more oil and maple syrup. When the squash is tender, brush once more, then spoon a teaspoon of finely chopped walnuts into each cavity and return to the oven for five to 10 minutes, until the walnuts are toasty. Remove from the heat. Serve hot or warm.

Enjoy!!
 

Burned Butternut Squash Soup

So last week I overcooked/slightly burned my butternut squash soup. In the crockpot! Yes, I am talented. So I basically had butternut puree that isn't as sweet anymore, since I hadn't had the (soy) creame cheese.

But what was I going to do?! You can't throw out 2 squashes worth of soup just because it doesn't taste good. Right?


So here is what I've done.

• Rolls. I used a potato bread recipe. This was okay, but I think I used too much flour.
• Spaghetti Sauce. Good. It makes a sweeter sauce then I am used too, but hey, more veggies.
• Waffles. That's right tonight I am making waffles. If I like them I'll post the recipe.