Autumn cooking 🍂
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🧡 Eating seasonally not only tastes better, it’s also:
🧡 More economical - for our wallet, our community and our world - go hug your local farmer and thank them for all they do
🧡 More nutrient dense - eating produce seasonally at their peak will allow them to have the highest nutrient content as they haven’t been picked early (before ripening) and shipped half way across the world
🧡 Helps our body to live in tune with nature’s rhythm - our bodies will naturally do this - this is why we crave warm, root vegetables + comfort foods in the winter and fresh, light fruits/veggies in the summer! Listen to your body, it already knows the way xo
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🚜 Check your local farm stands this season for these locally grown produce:
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VEGGIES IN SEASON
🥦 Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chard, Garlic, Green Onions, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce/Hardy Salad Greens, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Shallots, Spinach, Sunchokes, Turnips, Winter Squash
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FRUITS IN SEASON
🍎 Apples, Asian Pears, Cranberries, Crabapples, Kiwifruit, Pears, Quince
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RECIPES FEATURED HERE:
📝 Herb Roasted Chicken
📝 Roasted Maple Acorn Squash
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🍁 For full recipes, click the link in my bio and check out my Fall Recipes! Go to ➡️ recipes ➡️ fall or go to: https://sophrosynewellness.ca/category/recipes/fall/ 🍂
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ROASTED MAPLE ACORN SQUASH 🍁
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😋 Quick, easy acorn squash recipe! Use it as a side dish or roast it up at the beginning of the week and store in the fridge to snack on.
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🔥 With the added benefits of cinnamon and cayenne, this recipe helps to increase circulation which makes it perfect for autumn + winter cooking.
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INGREDIENTS
🍂 1 Acorn Squash
🍂 1/2 tbsp(ish) maple syrup
🍂 1/2 tbsp(ish) coconut oil
🍂 1/2 tbsp(ish) ghee
🍂 pinch of cinnamon
🍂 pinch of Himalayan salt
🍂 pinch of cayenne (optional)
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DIRECTIONS
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 375F. Prep acorn - cut into thin long pieces (as shown in photos) or dice into bite sized pieces (yes, skin can be left on!).
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2️⃣ Heat oil + syrup together. While heating, lay squash onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
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3️⃣ Brush top side of squash with half of the heated mixture. Take a pinch of each seasoning and lightly pinch over squash. You could also mix the seasonings into the oil/syrup mixture instead of spreading on yourself.
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4️⃣ Bake for 10-15min (depending on the thickness of your cuts). Pull out tray, flip squash (or stir squash if you diced) and brush remaining mixture onto squash. Pinch the same amount of seasoning onto squash.
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5️⃣ Bake for another 10-15min or until squash is soft to touch (but not mushy) and colour is golden brown.
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👩🏼🍳 Enjoy! Acorn squash can be consumed whole - skin on and everything! The skin turns soft when cooked so it is quite palatable (and full of tasty nutrients!).
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