I have always made my acorn squash this way - even speeding it up in the microwave as others have noted when making it for two people. One night I had one acorn squash and unexpected company which we invited to stay for dinner. I cooked the squash in the microwave then scooped out the shells and spread the squash into a small casserole dish. I then dotted with pats of butter, sprinkled the brown sugar on top and placed under the broiler for about 5 minites. Everyone loved it and wished we had more. My company decided she will now make hers this way from now on.

Reviewed On: Nov. 6, 2009

This was very tasty - although I did modify it just a bit. It was very quick to throw together and a great way to use up older spinach. I used a lemon flavored olive oil and added just a splash of lime juice. I didn't have a lot of spinach so I didn't measure anything, just eyeballed it. The balsamic vinegar gave it a wonderful flavor. I also didn't have the pine nuts, but my husband stll commented on how good it was. Will definitely made again.

Reviewed On: Sep. 29, 2009

I can't believe how good this was. I was looking for something different other than the traditional brown sugar type ham. I used a small bone-in smoked ham but made it in the crockpot (I am always looking for new ways to use it). I used an apricot beer I had but also used apple cider from another recipe on this site. I put the ham cut side down in the crockpot after trimming off the fat, poured in one beer (only had one beer, but had a gallon of cider), then filled almost to the top with apple cider. I then poured a large can of crushed pineapple over the portion sticking out patting the pineapple on to stick and letting the rest, along with the juice, to fall into the liquid. I cooked on high for the first hour then changed to low for about 6 hours. The ham was very tender and the combination of apricot, apple and pineapple flavoring was so good that I'm glad I didn't add any other seasoning. My company loved it and even the kids came back for seconds. I will definitely be making this again. I've told all my friends about this and they now want to make it too.

Reviewed On: Aug. 12, 2009