Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar
serves/makes 4
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter (plus more for baking sheet)
2 medium acorn squash
2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
Coarse –salt and ground pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter generously a rimmed baking sheet. Halve 2 medium acorn squash (about 1 1/2 pounds each) crosswise. Scoop out seeds; discard. Slice a small piece off [...]

Hello All, It’s Pumpkin Season!
I was putting a list of pumpkin recipes together cuz I’ve fallen in love with all things I can do with pumpkins. I recently got to take a few pumpkins home with me after volunteering with Sister’s Camelot! yay! (thanks, Pumpkin man, Peter Marshall, from Peter’s Pumpkins table at [...]

I soak my seeds in a very salty water overnight. The next day, I bake them with butter.
Anyway, here is a very helpful website with neat tips to roast pumpkin seeds.
How to roast pumpkin seeds

CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP
Ingredients:
6 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 cups pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
5 whole black peppercorns
Directions:
Heat stock, salt, pumpkin, onion, thyme, garlic, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes uncovered. [...]

Squash Muffins
Ingredients:
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 cup cooked squash
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cream of tartar
1½ cups flour
Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
Grease a muffin pan large enough for 12 muffins, or line with paper muffin cups.
Cream together the sugar and shortening, until very light and fluffy.
Beat in the [...]

WINTER SQUASH DESSERT
Ingredients:
1 ½ kg squash (hubbard or other large type)
1 ¾ c sugar
2/3 c water
Garnish:
1 c chopped walnuts
Preparation:
Cut peeled, seeded squash into squares and arrange closely in a pot. Pour the sugar and water over. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, until the squash releases its water and reabsorbs it and [...]

WINTER SQUASH SOUP
Ingredients:
20 ounces winter squash puree
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup chopped onion
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf sage
3/4 cup heavy cream
Preparation:
Sliced green onions, sour cream, or chopped fresh parsley, for garnish.
Put squash, chicken broth, [...]