snowman soup

this isn't really a recipe, but i don't care. it's cute and festive and i'm posting it anyway!

Snowman Soup 

Assemble in a gift bag, gift mug or small zipper food storage bag:

• 1 individual packet hot chocolate mix
• 2-3 chocolate kiss candies
• 10-15 mini-marshmallows
• small candy cane

Attach free printable Snowman Soup Gift Tag or Snowman Soup Bag Topper and share a warming gift!
Or, hand-write this poem and attach to gift:

Snowman Soup
Was told you've been real good this year.
Always glad to hear it!
With freezing weather drawing near,
You'll need to warm the spirit.Printable Snowman Soup Gift TagSo here's a little Snowman Soup
Complete with stirring stick.
Add hot water, sip it slow.
It's sure to do the trick!

the leftover makeover

if i had a show on the food network, this is what it would be called. it's also one of my favorite things about thanksgiving. so,brace yourself, i've got oodles of recipes for using up all the turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and other goodies. great, now i'm hungry...

roasted acorn squash

okay, so this isn't so much a recipe as a simple set of instructions. why? well, because there is no recipe. just estimate the amounts as you go. that's pretty much what i do every time i'm in the kitchen and things turn out just fine. usually. so here goes:

roasted acorn squash

acorn squash

butter

fresh sage

brown sugar

apple juice

cut squash in half and scoop out the seeds (bonus! you can roast the seeds of any squash the same way you would pumpkin seeds at halloween). use a fork to poke some holes in the squash, then coat the squash halves with butter and leave a dab in the bowl of the squash. you can use olive oil if you prefer, in which case you would omit the bit in the bowl. sprinkle with brown sugar, leaving a bit in the bowl of the sqaush. place in a roasting dish with 1/2-3/4 of an inch of juice (you could use water if you like) roast, uncovered, until squash is soft.

double bonus! acorn squash, butternut squash and even pumpkin can be used interchangeably in this recipe