Name: Acorn Squash with Cranberry Stuffing
Ingredients: 1 lb Acorn squash; 1/2 sm Onion; finely chopped; 1 Celery rib; finely chopped; 1/4 ts Salt; 1/8 ts Pepper; 1/4 ts Allspice; 1/2 Apple; cored and diced; 2 tb Apple juice; divided use; 1/2 c Cranberries; fresh or frozen; 1/2 tb Raisins; 1 tb Brown sugar; 1 sl Bread; torn into pieces; 1/2 tb Nuts; coarsely chopped

Bitterness starts out small. An offense burrows its way into our hearts. We replay it in our minds, creating deep ruts that will be hard to build back up. We retell our hurts to any available listener, including each sordid detail. We enlist support, pushing us further into our resentment. We hear the offending person's name and cringe. We decipher the offense as intentional and our offender as full of spite. We look for other reasons, both real or imagined, to dislike our villain. With each new piece of information, we form another layer of bitterness. We fool ourselves into thinking no one will know, but anger and resentment have a way of seeping into everything. Resentment is like a beach ball we try to submerge in the water. No matter how valiant our efforts, it pops up with all its vitality, splashing everyone around.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains		Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Acorn squash
1/2	sm	Onion; finely chopped
1		Celery rib; finely chopped
1/4	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Pepper
1/4	ts	Allspice
1/2		Apple; cored and diced
2	tb	Apple juice; divided use
1/2	c	Cranberries; fresh or frozen
1/2	tb	Raisins
1	tb	Brown sugar
1	sl	Bread; torn into pieces
1/2	tb	Nuts; coarsely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

From: "R. Winters" <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 20:11:10 -0500
Recipe By     : modified from Walking Magazine in 1989-90 by R. Winters
Halve squash and remove seeds.  Spray lightly with cooking spray; place
face down on a baking sheet and bake about 45 to 60 min in a 350F oven or
until tender when tested with a fork.
Meanwhile, coat a non-stick skillet with cooking spray; over medium heat
saute onion and celery until tender.  Add salt, pepper, allspice, apple and
1 Tablespoon apple juice; cook just until apple is tender.
Stir in cranberries, raisins, and 1 Tablespoon apple juice; cook until
cranberries pop.  Add brown sugar; stir until dissolved.  Stir in bread
cubes and nuts. If desired, a few drops of almond extract may be added.
Sprinkle baked squash with salt (optional) and pepper.  Divide stuffing
evenly between the halves.  Bake for 15 minutes at 375F.
Makes 4 side-dish servings.  per serving:  106 Kcal  1.1g fat (0.2g sat
fat) 9% CFF 249mg Na
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #183
From the MasterCook recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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