What's Cooking with Jean
Monday, October 20, 2008 Cider Roasted Winter Squash

This is becoming a favorite way to roast veggies. The vinegar provides a great kick. The original recipe from Cottage Living calls for acorn squash, but I've been doing all butternut squash and sweet potatoes.

Preheat oven to 400°. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Add squash and potatoes and remaining ingredients, and toss to coat. Place vegetables in a single layer on a shallow baking pan, and roast at 400°, turning once, for 50 to 55 minutes or until tender and light golden brown around the edges. Serve immediately or at room temperature.

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Mary's Pizza Dough

1 ounce fresh bakers yeast
1 tablespoon of 100% maple syrup
1 cup of warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
3 cups of white flour
1 tablespoon of sea salt
1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. A pizza stone works best for cooking the pizza. Place the pizza stone in the oven on the very bottom rack.

Crumble yeast in a small bowl then add ¼ cup of warm water and maple syrup. Stir together and let sit for 5 minutes.

Put flour and salt in a kitchen-aid mixer with dough hook attachment. Give the mixture a quick spin to mix the flour and salt. Pour in yeast mixture, remaining warm water (3/4 cup) and oil.

Spin on low until the flour and liquids come together. Put the ball of dough in a large bowl and cover with a few drops of olive oil to prevent a skin from forming. Cover with a dish towel and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Roll out dough on a floured surface; you can use your hands or a rolling pin. Put toppings on the pizza and bake for 15 minutes at 500 degrees.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008 The Kitchen

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3 months later....here I am.

Ahhh! I was just visiting a friend’s blog and noticed she had a link to What’s Cooking with Jean and underneath it was the phrase “2 months.” I then realized that lets her know how long ago it was that I have posted! And then I counted, it’s been 3 months technically. SO sorry! My newlywed sister also called begging for a change from the long posted vinaigrette recipe.

So folks, here’s the confession and revelation. The past 3 months pulled us through a chaotic, crazy house renovation (including gutting our kitchen), an additional job title at the school where I teach, the first days of school, AND my first trimester of pregnancy. I’m nearly 15 weeks pregnant, so I have not only been kitchen-less but also quite sick.

Probably way more information than you wanted, but honestly, this has revolutionized “What’s Cooking with Jean.”

But I’m back. With new tastes and some new recipes. Oh, and yes, a new kitchen. New kitchens are great things, but the basics haven't changed to what happens to get a meal on the table! And no matter what, dishes still have to be washed.

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