\nI love this time of year… Crisp weather with a hint of promises to come.<\/p>\n
The holidays are here soon. We made it through months of high heat and the air is now clear; full of apples and beautiful yellows, reds, and orange. Hot colors, cool breaths.<\/p>\n
Last weekend I wandered into my local, organic market. It was a riot of color, and I couldn’t resist buying bags of new and different squash. I began to crave their sweet, hearty flavor and I realized that I hadn’t ever really<\/em> gotten into cooking squash and exploring creative ways to enjoy them. It seemed like something new to explore.. You know?<\/p>\n So… let’s begin with something simple. And my favorite.<\/p>\n How to cook Delicata squash.<\/strong> Preparation:\u00a0<\/strong> These squash bites are addictive! Honestly, they disappeared in one sitting with two of us.<\/p>\n\n I love this time of year… Crisp weather with a hint of promises to come. The holidays are here soon. We made it through months of high heat and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,43,40,947,1,33],"tags":[74,141],"class_list":["post-10716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrees","category-gluten-free","category-healthy-living","category-seasonal-produce","category-uncategorized","category-vegetables-and-greens","tag-healthy-recipes","tag-recipes-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10716"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10809,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10716\/revisions\/10809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nIngredients:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n2 Delicata squash
\nextra virgin olive oil
\nsea salt
\ncracked pepper<\/p>\n
\n1. WASH THE SQUASH WELL. Skin on. You can eat the skin of Delicata squash, so give it a good scrub with a brush and make sure it\u2019s clean.
\n2. Cut off both ends so you have flat surfaces. Cut down the center of your squash, lengthwise.
\n3. Scoop out the seeds \u2013 I use a grapefruit spoon and it works really well.
\n4. Cut the squash into 1\/2 inch wide slices. Try to be consistent with how you cut them so they cook evenly.
\n5. Put all squash slices in a large mixing bowl and toss with a few squirts of extra virgin olive oil, enough to lightly coat the squash. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss again to cover.
\n6. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
\n7. Lay squash slices on a baking sheet and put the pan into the oven. Bake until almost burnt, (depending on your oven, for about 30 min) for a crispy outside and tender inside.<\/p>\n