While they cool, you can quickly make your pistachio pesto. When the squash is done, take them out to cool just long enough so that you to handle them. They need to stay folded until they defrost or theyвЂ™ll break apart. Take out what you need and do not try to unfold them. YouвЂ™ll see there will be two packets per box вЂ“ youвЂ™ll use one packet per two people. While those steam (or roast) take your puff pastry out of the freezer. You donвЂ™t need to drizzle any oil on them or season them at all. We just want them soft so they can be blended. You can also use a bamboo steamer, or your preferred method. Same concept with the water in the bottom and microwaving. You can achieve this by placing the florets in a microwave safe bowl with some water in the bottom and cover the top while microwaving till the heads can be pierced with a knife. Get your cauliflower steaming: Again, if you can, and thereвЂ™s room, put them in the oven on a separate baking sheet for the same temperature for 40 minutes. You can prep the rest of the meal in the meantime. If you have room in your oven to do both the squash and the broccoli go ahead вЂ“ otherwise, they can cook afterwards. Drizzle with the toasted sesame seed oil (or olive oil) вЂ“ no need to stir them, and pop them frozen or fresh into the oven on 400 for 40 minutes when the squash is done. Take your florets and pour them out on parchment paper or aluminum foil. Next thing youвЂ™ll want to do is prep your broccoli to be roasted. Pop them in the oven on 400 degrees for 50 minutes. You can always add more later but youвЂ™ll need quite a bit now. Pour the oil on first: liberally, then the salt, pepper and basil. This will help steam them but most importantly, get all the gorgeous oil and flavoring in them while they cook. Start to stab the acorns all over with a knife. Place the acorns in a casserole dish or on a baking sheet. Always cut along it like you would an avocado stopping at the hard end and then going again along the other side till you can put the knife down, hold each end of the acorn and pull it apart. Prepping your squash is simple вЂ“ much like butternut, the hardest part is getting into the thing in the first place. Food Processor (can be mini or blender).Pistachios (shelled is preferable to save time).If youвЂ™re interested in some other options, my menu has an entire link dedicated to these puffy pockets (use the link below) If you love something that looks impressive like it took all day вЂ“ and a grandmotherвЂ™s recipe вЂ“ to make, a Wellington is the way to go. I looked online and could not find one instance where acorn squash was used as a Wellington вЂ“ Butternut squash yes, but not acorn squash so, I decided to try this myself. IвЂ™m on a use-what-you-have kind of a kick lately, and what I have is a recent love affair with fennel seed.

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