Delicious Baked Acorn Squash

Recipe and Photo Courtesy of The Pioneer Woman
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INGREDIENTS
Acorn Squash
Kosher Salt
Butter
Brown Sugar
Pure Maple Syrup

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Half each squash, then scrape out the seeds and stringy membranes.
Sprinkle each half with salt.
Add a generous tablespoon of butter to the center of each squash.
Add 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons brown sugar.
Drizzle squash with maple syrup.
Pour 2 cups water in the bottom of the baking pan.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 30-45 minutes, or until squash is golden brown. In the last 5 minutes of baking, turn on the broiler and allow tops to get a little more brown and the butter/sugar mixture to bubble.

Best Hot Chocolate - Single Serving

Recipe courtesy Hershey

INGREDIENTS

2 Tbsp Sugar
2-3 tsp Hershey's Cocoa
Dash Salt
1 cup Milk
1/4 tsp Vanilla extract (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in a mug.

Heat milk in the microwave on HIGH for 1-1/2 minutes, or until hot.

Gradually add milk to the cocoa mixture in the mug and stir well. Stir in vanilla, if desired.

Honey Mustard Dip

Courtesy AllRecipes.com

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 T prepared mustard
1 T honey
1/2 T lemon juice

DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, honey, and lemon juice. Store covered in the refrigerator.