Who to turn to for advice - Acorn Nursery
The best time to plan a water efficient garden is before you finish building your house. But even if you have an existing garden, who can you turn to for accurate advice to get the right plants? Accredited Water smart Garden centres, such as ... [... more]
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Acorn Squash Wadas in Garlicky Peanut Oil
Makes 18 dumplings (4-6 servings); Preparation time: 15 minutes Squash Dumplings: The "sauce" for these steamed dumplings is simply oil flavored with garlic and cilantro, a speciaty of Gujarat. Other winter quashes--butternut, banana, buttercup, [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Fruit-Glazed Acorn Squash Rings
Pierce squash several times with a fork; place on 2 layers of paper towels in the microwave. Cut squash into 1-inch thick slices and arrange on a 13x9-inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F or until squash is tender, basting frequently with ... [... more]
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Acorn Squash Soup
Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Drain; combine vegetables with chopped squash and 1/3 cup water in container of an electric blender or food processor. Melt butter in a large Dutch ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Acorn Squash and Chard with Lentils and Rice
Cook the rice, lentils and wild rice in broth for 20 minutes in a pressure cooker or fifty minutes be conventional means. Add squash, tomatoes and seasoning and simmer until squash is cooked through--about 10 minutes (test with a fork). Meanwhile ... [... more]
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Vegan White Sauce and Squash Boats
Now that it's autumn, the grocery bins are filling with squashes. I'll give you a recipe now for white sauce that is my family's favorite, then a recipe for how to use it with acorn squash that takes only 15 minutes to make from start to ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Cool Cucumber Sauce
Spicy Peanut Stew With Cool Cucumber Sauce 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1 inch chuncks (about 2 cups) 1 lb butternut squash or acorn squash, cut into 1 inch chunks (about 3 cups) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, diced (about ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
The Acorn People
Even though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the children are, it seems too much to ... [... more]
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Your Garden Questions Answered
One of the best lessons we have all learnt from this dry summer is that many plants really don't need as much water as we thought they did. In fact there have been some real surprises. So Melissa drops in to Acorn Nursery, an outstanding Water ... [... more]
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