About Me

My name is Denise and I have an autoimmune condition of the thyroid called Hashimoto's Disease. This diagnosis brings a different set of challenges for each patient although most of us have to make major changes in our diet. Until recently, my diet was high in gluten, dairy, soy and corn. In fact, I didn't even know the names of 75% of the items in the fresh food isle! That's been the biggest obstacle on my quest to wellness. It is the reason I started this blog; to find and share recipes without those inflammatory ingredients. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! If you have a favorite recipe of your own to share, please drop me a note via email or through my facebook page. Thanks for checking out the blog -- I look forward to hearing from you!


Sunday, September 28, 2014

Cinnamon Acorn Squash

Gosh, I know it's been ~ 2 weeks since I posted!!  I've just been enjoying all of the recipes that I've posted so far and haven't tried anything new worth posting.  But I found some great ideas for acorn squash and can't wait to share them with you!   

Ingredients:
2 medium size acorn squash
2 tablespoons ghee OR
  2 tablespoons coconut oil (optional)
2 teaspoons sea salt
Cinnamon to taste
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Slice squash in half and scoop out seeds; spread ghee on edge of squash borders.
  3. Place face down in a large baking dish and add about 1/4 inch of water or apple cider.  
  4. Bake for 30-45 minutes (depending on size of the squash) until the skin is easy to pierce with a fork and the flesh is soft; larger size squash may require 45-60 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven. 
  6. Option 1:  For mashed acorn squash, scoop out the flesh of the squash and add the other ingredients; serve like mashed potatoes.  
  7. Option 2:  If eating as is, place the squash upright on a serving dish and add the other ingredients.  Use a fork to blend ingredients with flesh of the squash.

You can also cook the squash out on the grill if you're not ready to heat the kitchen up!

"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Matthew 18:20
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