Maple-Ginger Winter Squash
You’ll love this unique flavor combination!
Ingredients:
2-3 winter squash of your choice, such as this week’s mini Delicata
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 heaping tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
Sea salt
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350° Half the squash and remove the seeds. Then, cut into wedges. Place in baking dish.
2. Melt butter in small dish. Stir in ginger and maple syrup. Using a brush, spread mixture over squash wedges. Sprinkle with salt.
3. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until squash is cooked through and crisp on edges.
Holiday Gatherings Recipes
It’s almost turkey time! As families, friends and loved ones come together at the table, this week’s box is filled with farm-fresh provisions to make all your holiday entertaining a breeze—everything from our signature turkey brining kit to a wealth of produce that includes winter squash, leeks, Huckleberry gold and sweet potatoes, plus other holiday helpers like freshly-baked sourdough bread and Stollen loaf, eggs from our heritage breed hens, freshly-milled organic flour, fragrant herbs, organic greens, and apple-pear cider. Happy Thanksgiving!
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
How-To: Brine Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Soaking a turkey overnight in a solution of salt and water ensures a moist, juicy interior; beautiful aromatics infuse it with flavor.
Spinach Salad with Apples, Blue Cheese & Pecans
This fresh salad combines gorgeous spinach and crisp apple slices and is finished with a light Champagne apple cider vinaigrette.
Potatoes à la Robuchon
Of all the haute cuisine in legendary chef Joël Robuchon’s repertoire, he was best known for these super-silky potatoes.
Parmesan-Crusted Winter Squash
This versatile recipe works with any number of squash—Autumn Frost, Butternut, Acorn or this week’s mini Delicata.
Italian Parsley-Caper Vinaigrette
This adaptation of the pungent vinaigrette from Joshua McFadden’s Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables is magical drizzled over roasted fall vegetables!
Frizzled Leeks
These crispy leeks are a wonderful garnish for salads, soups or roasted vegetables.
Cozying up to Fall Recipes
Much like the autumn leaves that are beginning to burst into brilliant shades of orange, yellow and scarlet, our gardens are gracing us with a bounty of vibrant produce, from juicy tomatoes and crisp green beans to a bevy of salad greens and even flavorful winter squash. Celebrate the best of the season this week with a warm-and-wonderful risotto made with our flavorful chicken stock, local Hedgehog mushrooms, and foraged black truffles, plus both farm-fresh hen and duck eggs—pour yourself a glass of wine, ladle some piping-hot risotto into a bowl, and cozy up in your favorite easy chair.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Fall Mushroom Risotto
Creamy and delicious, this recipe is a favorite here at the farm—just remember to stir!
Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
Braising the beans lends them a beautiful texture!
Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These roasted beauties are incredibly sweet and juicy.
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Punched up by sherry vinegar and Dijon mustard, this vinaigrette will add a bright, yet rich, finish to salad greens.
Roasted Acorn Squash with Grana Cheese
This versatile recipe works with any number of squash—Butternut, Delicata, Acorn or Sweet Dumpling.
Ingredients:
2 Acorn squash, peeled and cut into ¼-inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 cup grated Grana-style cheese
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 400°. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Toss the squash with olive oil and kosher salt to taste. Place the squash in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
3. Combine the breadcrumbs, cheese, nutmeg, pepper, salt, garlic and thyme in a bowl. Stir to mix well. Sprinkle mixture all over the squash and roast until tender, about 40 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve warm or at room temperature.
