A new year is a good time to set and work on goals. My goal for 2013 was this blog. My intention of posting daily fell by the wayside this fall, but still I feel successful. After all, a daily posting was an ambitious goal and I was not sure I could pull it off.
The project that I have chosen to work on for 2014 combines a new goal with an old one. I've been interested in making a few (simple!)cookbooks for a few years. Of course, I want the format to be consistent, but did want the process to be complicated. About three years ago I bought a software that I thought would be helpful, but even though it was a Windows platform, it did not play nice with my Windows OS. I gave up on publishing a cookbook, but continued to collect and tweak recipes to my liking.
For Christmas, Jim gave me a new software called Cook'n. I've spent the afternoon becoming familiar with it, and I think that I finally have the right tool at the right time of my life to achieve the goal.
The recipe today is one that I captured from the Betty Crocker website using the Cook'n software, which imported and formatted it for me. Then I was able to edit the recipe to fit the changes that I made.
The software has many themes, I chose this one because I thought it looked nice with the recipe.
What are your goals for 2014? A new project? Finishing an existing project? No projects? Travel? Whatever they are, I wish you much success.
Marcheta *let's do this!
Baked Butternut Squash with Apples
| 2 tablespoons butter or margarine |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 5 cups) |
| 2 to 3 large baking apples cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (4 cups) |
| 1/4 cup real maple or maple-flavored syrup |
| 1/4 cup chopped pecans toasted* |
Heat oven to 375°F. Place butter in 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish; heat in oven 5 to 7 minutes or until melted.
Stir cinnamon and nutmeg into melted butter. Add squash; toss to coat. Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix apples, and syrup.
Pour apple mixture over squash. Cover; bake 10 minutes. Stir; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until squash is tender. Stir before serving and sprinkle with pecans.
Stir cinnamon and nutmeg into melted butter. Add squash; toss to coat. Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix apples, and syrup.
Pour apple mixture over squash. Cover; bake 10 minutes. Stir; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until squash is tender. Stir before serving and sprinkle with pecans.