Organic acorn squash was on sale at the grocery store last week, so I bought three big ones. Squash doesn’t really go bad, right? Not that its shelf life ended up being an issue anyway…I’ve been eating squash at almost every meal since it is soooo delicious.
Cooking it in the oven is a breeze. All you need to do is preheat your oven to 400°, chop the squash in half, remove the seeds, and bake (cut side down) for about 30 minutes. The fun part comes after the squash cooks when you can get creative with fillings! One of my favorite combos so far is chopped tomato, fresh basil, and shredded mozzarella:
Broil for 3-5 minutes until the cheese melts:
Voila! Delicious caprese-stuffed acorn squash:
In other news…Noah and I visited the Northfield Pizza Barn. The Pizza Barn is located at the Red Barn Farm of Northfield, and they serve up fresh wood-fired pizzas every Wednesday night and the third Sunday of each month throughout the summer. It’s a simple production – all they give you is your pizza and a box – so bring your own plates, chairs or blanket, drinks, etc.
When you get to the farm, you’ll see satisfied pizza-eaters sprawled throughout the farm:
Pizzas are made using pesticide-free produce and products grown right at Red Barn Farm! There are about 9 pizza options to choose from:
We selected the veggie – it comes with tomatoes, onions, roasted garlic, olives, peppers, and mushrooms. Since Pizza Barn is so good, it will most likely be crowded and you’ll need to kill some time while waiting for your pizza. We had about 20 minutes of waiting time, so we checked out the animals:
and the ‘general store:’
By the time our pizza was finished we were pretty hungry, so I didn’t mange to snap a pic until the box looked like this:
woops. 🙂
The pizza was good, but I would say the real treat of the evening was the environment. It was really fun to sit out on the farm lawn with so many other folks, enjoying gorgeous weather and pizza. Northfield is only about a 45 minute drive south from the Twin Cities, so if you’re in the area it’s worth it for a nice weeknight getaway.
All smiles after pizza feast:
