Roasted veggie gratin

2.5 # butternut squash peeled and cut into 1"
2 medium parsnips peeled and cut into 1"
1 red pepper sliced into 1/4" strips
1 med red onion cut into wedges
2 tbspn oil
1/2 tea salt
1/4 tea pepper
1 tube prepared polenta
1/4 c 1/2 and 1/2
1/2 c shredded Asiago

Heat oven to 350
Toss veggies with oil, salt, pepper. Roast 45 minutes, stirring 2x.

Cover 13x9 pan with sliced polenta. Top with veggies, then half and half, then top with cheese.
Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

4 servings, 405 calories, 14g fat

Pumpkin waffles

1 c maple syrup
1 cinnamon stick
1.5 c flour
1 c white whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 c buttermilk
1 c packed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
4 beaten eggs
1/3 c packed brown sugar
1/4 butter melted (better if unsalted)

Combine syrup and cinnamon - heat over medium flame until steams. Let stand 15 minutes.

Add together flours, baking soda and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, pumpkin, eggs, sugar, and butter.
Add dry to wet.

Cook on waffle iron, top with syrup.

Banana nut fridge oatmeal

2 c steel cut oats
5 c water
1/2 tsp salt
3 large or 4 small ripe bananas, smushed
1/4 packed cup light brown sugar
1 tspn lemon juice
8 12 oz canning jars

(in am, may want to add milk or butter milk, nuts, more brown sugar)

Boil water, oats, and salt. Cook 10 minutes. Don't worry if oatmeal is watery.
Remove from heat and add bananas, sugar, juice.
Divide among jars.

Add milk and other add-ins in the morning. Microwave 1.5-2 minutes. Stir and let stand 1-2 minutes to cool.

Shrimp Fried Rice - recipe 1

2 tbsp oil
1/2 c diced onion
2 tsp chopped garlic
3/.5 c cooked white or brown rice
2 eggs, beaten
1.5 # raw shrimp
10 oz peas
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2-3 tbsp sriracha

Saute onions in oil for 4 minutes. Add garlic, cook 1 minute more. Stir in rice, cook 1 minute.
Move rice to the side, add beaten eggs, scramble 1-2 minutes. Mix with rice.
Add in shrimp, peas, soy sauce. Cook 6-7 min until shrimp are pink. Remove and let stand for 3-5 min.
Add vinegar and hot sauce before serving.

Total 6 servings, 355 cal, 10g fat

Martha Stewart's Star S'mores

Did you know that the first printed record of a S’mores recipe was found in a 1927 Girl Scout handbook?

A yummy homemade version involves making your own graham crackers, marshmallows (much easier than you might think!) and using high quality chocolate. Some suggestions for that might include Ghiradelli, dark or with caramel, Ritter, Perugina, or Theo chocolate.

First...the graham crackers (which can be stored in an airtight container for 2-3 days)

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the surface
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ (toasted or untoasted; I prefer toasted)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons high-quality honey

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1 :Flour mixture

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk flours, wheat germ, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.

2. STEP 2: Oily goodness

   Mix butter, brown sugar, and honey into on medium speed until creamed - pale and fluffy, about  3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add the flours, and mix until well combined.

3. STEP 3: roll baby roll!

   Turn out dough onto a floured surface, and divide into equal parts (halves or quarters, depending on the amount of dough you like to work with). Roll out each piece about 1/8 inch (you can use floured parchment paper) thick. Chill  in fridge for 10 minutes or until firm.

4. STEP 4

   Using a fluted pastry wheel, trim the outermost edges of each rectangle, and divide into three 6-by-3-inch rectangles.  Cut the center out using stars (for the Star S'mores) or use a different cookie cutter for additional shapes. Refrigerate again until very firm, about 15 minutes.

5. STEP 5

    Bake, rotating halfway through, until dark golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. If you don't do a cut-out on the cracker, it will take towards the longer part of the cooking time. Remember that the color of the baking pan also impacts the amount of cooking time. Let cool on sheet.

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