Beef Stuffed Butternut Squash

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This was so good. A little time intensive, but worth it.

1 butternut squash, cut in half and seeded
1 lb ground beef
6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 carrots sliced (I used 4 and didn't use the mushrooms the original called for)
1 large sweet onion
1 stalk celery (I didn't have so I used a pepper, but celery would be good too)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
Oil
Salt & Pepper

Preheat oven to 425. Salt & pepper squash and roast 40-45 minutes.

Heat oil on skillet and add half of the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery/pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, sprinkle with cinnamon to taste and cook until meat is browned.

Once squash is cooked, scrape out a hole and add to scraped squash to beef mix. Pour beef mix into holes and bake for 10 more minutes. While baking, caramelize remainder of onion.

Serve topped with crumbled bacon and carmelized onions.

Brussel Sprouts

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INGREDIENTS:
1 pound Brussels sprouts, washed, trimmed and halved
1 large tart apple, cored and diced
4 slices, thick-cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375°
In a large bowl, combine sprouts, apple and bacon and stir until evenly distributed.
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, maple syrup and balsamic vinegar.
Pour olive oil mixture over sprout mixture and toss to coat.
Pour out the sprout mixture in one layer onto a greased cookie sheet. Season liberally with salt and pepper.
Roast in oven for 10-15 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking, or until sprouts are tender and brown.

Sweet Potatoes & Egg Hash

Sweet Potatoes & Egg & Hash

1/2 lbs ham steak, chopped into cubes (I sometimes use bacon instead)
1 apple peeled, cored, and diced (I sometimes leave out)
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, diced (Sometimes I use 2 when I leave out apple)
1/2 medium onion, diced (I used minced when I'm out)
4 eggs scrambled
oil

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1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

I usually fry the bacon/ham while microwaving the potatoes to make them cook faster. Saute onion 3-4 minutes and leave them in the pan. Add sweet potatoes to the onion along with more oil if needed. Cooke for 5 minutes. Add spices to potatoes and add bacon/ham back in.

Eat it.

Carrot French Fries

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New favorite way to eat carrots…

1 lb fresh carrots
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Peel carrots & cut into thick slices or cut into strips of desired thickness

Toss slices in oil and salt.

Bake at 450 for 10-12 mins or until desired crispness is achieved.

Basil & Tomato Green Beans

Basil & Tomato Green Beans
from Sarah Harward (Lafayette)

1 1/2 lbs green beans (steamed)
1/4 cup butter or olive oil
1 tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp garlic
2 tsp basil (more if fresh)
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups cherry tomatoes halves (left out b/c of my lack of tomato loving family)

Steam green beans. In skillet add everything except green beans and tomatoes. Once the butter & spices are blended together and melted, add green beans. Cook on medium for a few minutes, then add tomatoes.