Sweet and delicious baked squash with maple syrup and a touch of cumin.  I ate mine straight from the shell and with a glass of red pinot noir to savor every bite. Not much to this recipe. Cut, scoop seeds, season, bake and there you have it! I mashed the remaining half of the squash and served it to my son and husband as a side dish.  They slurped it right up!   Save Print Baked Acorn Squash ...

My favorite part of the fall holiday includes the crisp cool air of the season, beautiful orange pumpkins displayed everywhere and delicious apple picking days in the New England fields.  And who doesn't love the comforting smell of scrumptious baked goods that makes for a cozy home?  One of my favorite fall recipes (pumpkin-spice muffins) comes from the first BabyCakes NYC books, which I have adapted for this recipe to make a bre...

Most weekends we go to an Indian buffet that we love in Cambridge.   I always salivate over the creamy  kheer in the large bowl being scooped generously by the patrons into delicious globs held by tiny overflowing cups.  Finally I decided to make a kheer that I too could enjoy.  Many may disagree and it's all good but white rice has little nutritional value for me so I used quinoa instead for my  recipe.  Plus I figured Gabrie...