(This is one of our favorite fall lunches for busy school days.
It was about to go into the oven to bake, tented in foil
and with a little water added to the dish for moist steam.
I sprinkle cinnamon over it, grate a little fresh nutmeg on top,
and sometimes put a teaspoon of maple syrup in each half, particularly
early in the fall before the squash crop has gotten a good frost.
We like pears best for the hole -- they are incredible baked like this --
but sometimes I use apples, or even dates and chopped pecans.
Sometimes I stick a few chicken/garlic/basil sausages
on the panini grill thingy to serve with it.
That and a big glass of iced tea... oh, yeah.)
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Fie on all you Martha Stewart-like ladies who put the rest of us to shame!! :)
What temp, and how long do you have to bake it?
375 sounds good, but if your oven is set at a different temp for something else, just stick them in -- squashes are agreeable creatures. At that temp, I would check it in 40 minutes or so, but I often get distracted with school and leave it in for an hour and it's fine. If I knew it was going to stay in the oven for an hour, I'd probably bake it at 350.
Basically, it's done when it's fork tender.
can I move to Texas?
YUM!
Wow - that's just gorgeous! I'd have trouble eating it (well maybe not).
It looks gorgeous. Will have to try it.
Woah! That looks amazing! And delicious, too!
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