Changing seasons

[cassiesmom]

Do you change your eating/drinking habits with the changing season?

Definitely! In summer I eat more fresh foods, stir-fries, things done on the grill, stuff like that. But in the cold weather it's all comfort food - soup, stew, pasta, bread, and the like. From Halloween candy to Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings, then on to a million zillion Christmas goodies I'm trying to eat more healthfully for the next couple of weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.

[Karen]

In the same vein - in the oven right now roasting is some acorn squash, and as an experiment, I stuck a few pieces of ginger root (peeled and sliced) so they are underneath the halves, which are cut-side down on a pan in the oven. Will mash up the results with a little maple syrup. I'll let you know how it works out!

In an hour or so, I will add a chunk of chicken with more ginger and a sliced up shallot into the oven (separate dish, of course)! That's a fall type supper!

With the way food is grown and shipped all over the world, maybe ether are acorn squash from other parts of the world in the stores in other seasons, but I don't even think of it until cool weather happens!

[Karen]

The acorn squash oven baked with ginger was very yummy! I recommend that to anyone! It ended up making so much I have leftovers - I kind of forgot how much one acorn squash contains! But by the time the squash itself was tender, so were the slices of ginger, and I just mashed it all up together with about a tablespoon of maple syrup, and it is very yummy! And even vegan for folks who are. Very filling, too, the squash itself is buttery enough in taste that no butter or oil needed to be added in!

The chicken breast, by the way, was also yummy. If I had been allowed soy, a little soy and it would be an Asian-flavored dish to serve over rice!

[cassiesmom]

The acorn squash oven baked with ginger was very yummy! I recommend that to anyone! It ended up making so much I have leftovers - I kind of forgot how much one acorn squash contains! But by the time the squash itself was tender, so were the slices of ginger, and I just mashed it all up together with about a tablespoon of maple syrup, and it is very yummy! And even vegan for folks who are. Very filling, too, the squash itself is buttery enough in taste that no butter or oil needed to be added in!

The chicken breast, by the way, was also yummy. If I had been allowed soy, a little soy and it would be an Asian-flavored dish to serve over rice!

Hummm, acorn squash with ginger. I need a new side dish for Thanksgiving. Thank you, Karen for the idea!

[Karen]

Hummm, acorn squash with ginger. I need a new side dish for Thanksgiving. Thank you, Karen for the idea!

You're welcome! I bet some folks who usually "don't like squash" will like it!

[Asiel]

We've had snow 3 times already. When we set back the clocks, get up in total darkness and the darkness descends again at 4:30 I know winter is here. Been wearing winter coats for the last month and we're hitting -10C at night. No more light clothes, jumpers for the house and shopping.

[Karen]

I heard someone blame the changing of the clocks for how dark it was this afternoon, no mention of the fact that they days are just plain shorter - it's not like the sun came up earlier or anything!

Our temperature dropped almost 30 degrees in the past day, no longer feels unseasonably warm!