Butternut Squash And Onion Salad

Now that I am through the worst of this dietary change, I have decided to change my blog back to its originally intended purposes. So I am going back to reviewing recipes. The recipes I will review will probably still be very healthy and I will occasionally take time out to update everyone where I am at with my dietary restrictions, but mostly we are going back to the way this blog used to be.

With that being said, last night for dinner I made roasted butternut squash and onions with sage and dried cherries! I found the recipe on Pinterest and I wasn't sure I would like it. I had bought a butternut squash a few weeks ago and it has been begging to be eaten, so I finally used it last night. This recipe was very easy to bring together. I had to peel and cut up the squash and then slice the onions and then put them in the oven with some olive oil and then just be patient. The recipe calls for two onions and I am not a big onion eater, so I used about 3/4 of an onion and I think it was the perfect balance.

This recipe is vegan friendly, so anyone can eat it. I don't know if he was just pretending to like it or not, but my boyfriend seemed to like it even though there was no meat in the recipe. If I make this again I think next time I will pair it was some brown rice or something chicken breasts to make it more hearty.

Below is a picture of how my attempt at the recipe looked. Not as pretty as on the website with the original recipe, but it is still good.


Butternut Squash and Onions with Sage and Dried Cherries:

My First Attempt At Steak

Last night I made Flank Steak with Baked Tomatoes Stuffed With Egg. This was my first attempt at cooking a steak on my own and I also got to use my new outdoor grill for this as well! I also invited some girlfriends over for dinner, because this was a dinner that wouldn't have done well as leftovers!

The steak was quite simple to prepare. I cut the fat off of it after it came to room temperature (you should always bring steak to room temperature before cooking as it cooks more evenly), then I put some olive oil and salt and pepper and through it on the grill. When I pulled the meat off the grill, it had only made it to about medium rare -- the recipe called for that. I sliced the steak, then I served some of it to one of my friends as she likes her steak mooing. I turned the broiler on and finished cooking the steak to a medium well. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the steak. It was nice and juicy.

On the side we had a watercress "salad." I use the term lightly because in my opinion salads should have more than one thing in it. Needless to say, the watercress was quite tasty with the lemon and olive oil dressing. It was very light and simple. I just wouldn't have called it a salad.

Also on the side were these tomato baked eggs. Basically what I did was hollow out four tomatoes and then I cooked some onions (the recipe also called for fungus aka mushrooms, but I didn't put them in there) and stuffed the tomatoes with them. I then cracked an egg on top and put them in the oven. I loved this! I didn't think I would, but I really enjoyed it. The egg was poached from the oven and the moisture in the tomatoes. It was quite tasty! I may just make these again for a quick breakfast or light dinner! So last night's venture was enjoyable. I had good food and good company to enjoy it with! Next up is an onion, pepper, and sausage pizza and I can already tell you it is going to be delicious!


Flank Steak, Tomato Baked Eggs, and Watercress "salad":