A Plentiful Feast

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Mmmmmmmmm..... My hubby and I just finished a delicious feast with tons of color, wonderful variety of textures, and no meat. Our meal included stuffed delicata squash and red quiona blend. I joked about taking a picture as it was just so pretty to see. But I couldn't quite bring myself to that level of boastfulness and I didn't know where the camera was hiding :) It was a supper full of newish foods. We first roasted the squash which couldn't be easier. The delicata squash are oval - shaped and either dark colored like watermelon. Or like the ones we sampled tonight that were bright yellow with beautiful orange stripes running along the ridges. It was super simple to prepare the squash. Rinsed it as the peel is completely edible and super thin. As most squash prep starts , first you cut it in halves and scoop out the seeds. The delicata especially is reminiscent of those jack o lantern carving days or scooping out the pulpy seeds. Place the halves on the cookie sheet and cover with a little salt and pepper. Then the fun comes with mixing up a stuffing. Around our house we had some silken tofu, canned black eyed peas, canned spinach and collard greens. Drain and rinse the canned foods and saute everything together. After the squash can be pierced easily then you can fill it with the stuffing. Place panko breadcrumbs and some cheese on top. Then put the squash back into the oven to create a crisp crust. Yummy right? Then our side dish was an easy blend of red quinoa with Israeli couscous, Baby Garbanzo beans, red quinoa and orzo. The blend has just the right amount of chewiness with nutty goodness. Oh the holiday season comes with its own craziness. As we race around trying to get everything done it is easy to lose focus. It was fun to be healthy creative with our evening meal. I already can feel how nice it was to take time to discuss our days and enjoy a meal packed with nutrients. I hope while you travel your own HealthFULL Journey that you can find a little down time to pamper yourself while you improve your own well-being. Hurry back soon when we discuss , "Wish you could meet the 10 am me vs the 5:00 version". 'Til we meet again. . .