Well we are looking towards the end of September now and so far its been a stellar month! The team here at the Shop is staying incredibly busy and we thank all of you for letting us work to our full potentials! Whether you are ready to except it or not I think its safe to say that Fall is here to stay, but whats bad about Fall, other than winter looming over us. Fall holds many plus sides, one its not too hot to breath and two don't you just love the way it smells?? As for the culinary world Fall means pork and here at TMS we love pork, so be ready for some fun filled fatty recipes.
For those of you that don't know me too well let me explain my stance on eating. I follow a strict diet known as the paleo diet, or for a more self explaining term, the cave-man diet. I wont bore you folks with all the details but essentially it is a gluten free diet, no grains and no dairy. Now before you come back with something on that keep in mind that this diet basically goes against all conventional thinking about carbs, fats, and sugars. The purpose of this diet is basically to make you feel great and straighted out your BMI (body mass index), in other words you are lean, strong, healthy, and feel great. If you'd like to learn more about the paleo diet check out Rob Wolfes The Paleo Solution, or check out MarksDailyApple.com, really good stuff. So now its time I give you a delicious Fall recipe that follows the Paleo guide-lines. Here goes...
Ingredients
- 1 medium acorn squash
- 1 cup chopped, peeled apple
- 4 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side up in a 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Fill centers with apple. Cover and bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the honey and butter. Cover and microwave on high for 15-20 seconds or until butter is melted. Drizzle over squash. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until tender.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving: 1 filled squash half equals 232 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 11 g fiber, 3 g protein.
As you can see the squash is filled with nutrients, high in protein and fiber, low in calories and sodium, and hes I know I know butter, not paleo. Well the paleo gurus say that as long as you can get quality butter from pasture raised cows you can cheat once in awhile, mostly for cooking purposes. Oh and hey you can get that at TMS, butter straight from Holmes County, Ohio, made from cows raised on a strictly grass diet. Also at TMS now are your acorn squash, butternut squash and PUMPKINS! One more thing before I lay down the sales items for the week, since I am a young growing man I tend to eat alot, this meal didn't quite suffice. To add some more umph to my meal I found that our homemade casing sausage goes great with this recipe as a side, it's Fall you have to have sausage with your squash. So whether you are young and active like me, or just enjoy a healthy meal, or simply a tasty meal come in and get your butter, squash, and sausage and give this one a try. Let me know what you think I'm loving the comments and questions keep 'em coming.
On Sale This Week
Virginia Brand Ham 3.99/lb
Heinis Garden Veggie Cheese 4.09/lb
Homemade BBQ Pulled Pork 3.99/lb
Homemade Casing sausage 2.29/lb
Marinated Chicken 3.99/lb
I am still experimenting with new items and one of those is a Finks Deli Smoked Ham, I was sampling it out all week and all Ive gotten so far is the thumbs up, now we are out until thursday but be sure if youre stopping by at the end of the week you pick some up, this stuff is the real deal and at only 4.09/lb you can beat it. For those of you with seasonal allergies we've got fresh, although that doesn't matter too much, local honey, honey has an expiration date of never. Also we are stocked up on bison products from Big Shaggy, so stop in for steaks, burgers, and even jerky! TMS also now has a large selection of nuts from Trophy Nut Co. and those are definitely paleo. Until next time, Happy Eatings...
You're Local Meat Man
Connor
