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Thanksgiving Recipes

Wild Rice and Mushroom Stuffing

My son Oren asks for this every Thanksgiving.
2 cups extra virgin olive oil
4 large onions (about 2 3/4 pounds) thinly sliced
2 pounds assorted wild mushrooms (such as crimini and stemmed shiitake), sliced
4 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
5 cups chicken broth
3 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
2 1/2 cups wild rice
1 3/4 cups coarsely chopped dried pears (about 7 [...]

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Roasted Squash with Onion, Oregano & Mint

Squash or Pumpkin? (I like Butternut Squash or Long Island Cheese Pumpkin)
This is adapted from a Mario Batali recipe with oregano & mint instead of cinnamon & nutmeg.
2 medium  squash or pumpkin, cut into 1-inch slices tossed with 6 Tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 medium red onion, sliced paper [...]

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Long Island Cheese Squash or Fairytale Tuscan Pumpkin?

Tuscan or Long Island?

I recently ordered a bunch of pumpkins and squash as centerpieces for tables at a function I was catering. I am not one to use decorations unless it is from the garden. November can be a challenging month for garden centerpieces. I ordered delicata, acorn, dumpling and sweet pumpkin. Emily at Morning [...]

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Three Roasted Squash

1 dumpling squash
1 butternut Squash
1 acorn squash
8 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon each of allspice and nutmeg
4 Tablespoon maple syrup
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven 325 degrees.
Slice dumpling and acorn squash in ¾ inch slices*. Cut the neck off of the butternut squash and peel both pieces. Cut both pieces in half and slice [...]

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