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[Kris77 1,540]

VERY hard to cut.
I cut a few slices (cook faster)-cut seeds out-
Put a little butter on, cook in oven, then finish w brown sugar, bake a little longer til melted. Yummy goodness.
So good

[summerseeker 2,398]

Will seriously need to try the sweet recipes. i swear I can smell it cooking with a sugary, buttery, cinnamon mix on it. I have never heard of / eaten squashes this way. Its always savory here. Always in Soups or roasted.

[GreenTealael 25,598]

13 hours ago, Kris77 said:

VERY hard to cut.
I cut a few slices (cook faster)-cut seeds out-
Put a little butter on, cook in oven, then finish w brown sugar, bake a little longer til melted. Yummy goodness.
So good

SO HARD TO CUT!

[GreenTealael 25,598]

Ok! It’s great. Sat butter and maple Syrup ❤️

[ms.sss 15,826]

5 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

SO HARD TO CUT!

omg i was holding my breath watching this cuz i thought there was gonna be an accident! knife safety please!!!

[ms.sss 15,826]

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Ok! It’s great. Sat butter and maple Syrup ❤️

final result looks great! but methinks i like your pants better!!! ❤️❤️

[GreenTealael 25,598]

6 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

omg i was holding my breath watching this cuz i thought there was gonna be an accident! knife safety please!!!

I’ve never cut myself with a knife but this felt like the time it would happen!

Edited October 22, 2024 by GreenTealael

[ms.sss 15,826]

3 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I’ve never cut myself with a knife

um...i cut myself like at least once a month, ha!

[ms.sss 15,826]

first meal of the day:

i was soooooo excited to eat this while i was preparing it...and yes, it was crazy delicious!!!

smoked salmon, avocado, yuzu cream sauce, capers & toasted sesame seeds. with a side of some homemade feta focaccia i made yesterday.

soooooooooooooooo yummer omg.

a whopping 776 calories for the plate, ate roughly 2/3 of it (?)...Mr. ate the rest.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

On 10/22/2024 at 12:37 PM, GreenTealael said:

Ok! It’s great. Sat butter and maple Syrup ❤️

That’s honestly one of my favorite substitutes for pumpkin pie

[Arabesque 7,601]

On 10/23/2024 at 8:20 AM, ms.sss said:

um...i cut myself like at least once a month, ha!

Me too. Lol! Always seem to have a bandaid on one finger or another. Swear I’m responsible for a major percentage of Johnson & Johnson’s profits. Almost needed one on a toe yesterday when I dropped a knife. I must be excessively clumsy.

[GreenTealael 25,598]

Some food from my road trip:

Classic (tourist trap 😀) burger and fries in Arizona. This became my only meal split throughout the day. I loved it.

Flan and butter bundt cake with local tea selections (😊) in New Mexico. I barely ate any because it was a super sweet dumpling risk but I really like flan.

[GreenTealael 25,598]

9 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Me too. Lol! Always seem to have a bandaid on one finger or another. Swear I’m responsible for a major percentage of Johnson & Johnson’s profits. Almost needed one on a toe yesterday when I dropped a knife. I must be excessively clumsy.

This is my nightmare fuel every time my clumsy kid asks to help me prepare a meal.

“Cut the cucumber… over t h e r e “ 🤣

Edited October 24, 2024 by GreenTealael

[Chatterboxdea 226]

I make a roasted acorn squash last night with chicken for my husband and I and he really liked them. I went the more savory route.

My dad makes a stuffed acorn squash recipe that is delicious but might need to be tweaked for newer surgery patients (like me), but I thought I would share since they seem to be a big hit!

[ms.sss 15,826]

5 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I really like flan.

same.

i make a mean, super duper sweet filipino milk flan. i limit myself to like a single bite or two at a time but i will say its a hit at parties.

FILIPINO LECHE FLAN:

INGREDIENTS

• 10 room temperature egg yolks ( i usually use the unused egg whites to make a palvova or almond Cookies or macarons)
• 1 can condensed milk
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• (optional) 1 tsp fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup sugar

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350
• melt sugar in bottom of pans
• whisk egg yolks
• add condensed milk, stir until combined
• add evaporated milk, vanilla and optional lime & mix well (slowly so no air bubbles)
• pour mixture through cheesecloth or sieve to remove any undissolved bits
• pour into pans
• tap the pans onto hard surface to remove any bubbles
• cover pans loosely with foil
• put pans into a roasting pan then fill roasting pan with Water until reaches halfway up the flan pans
• bake 35-40 mins until set (firm but still jiggly)
• let cool and put in fridge for at least 3 hours
• remove from pan by placing a plate on top and carefully flipping over to release to goodness lol