Sample These Acorn Squash Recipes This Fall

September 18, 2014 1:31 pm

Acorn squash is a type of winter squash with a unique dark green rind, longitudinal ridges and a yellowish-orange inside that tastes sweet and mild. This squash is so versatile that even the most novice home chef can easily prepare it in a variety of different ways. Here are just three ways to try your hand at serving acorn squash this fall.

Baked Acorn Squash [allrecipes.com]
To really get a good idea of how acorn squash tastes, you should first prepare it all by itself. This simple recipe involves baking a halved acorn squash with just a bit of butter and brown sugar to create a healthy side dish or even a unique dessert.

Acorn Squash Soup with Kale [marthastewart.com]
With a hearty texture and autumnal flavors, this soup is perfect for those chilly fall evenings. Pureeing the acorn squash is one of the best ways to prepare it for use in a soup, while adding crispy bacon and finely chopped kale adds a darker, smokier flavor that contrasts the sweetness of the squash.

Spinach and Acorn Squash Ravioli [myrecipes.com]
Acorn squash makes a wonderful filling for pasta, and in this creative recipe it’s blended with creamy ricotta cheese and chopped spinach for added flavor. Plus, using wonton wrappers instead of the usual pasta dough saves on calories, and it’s much easier than rolling out that dough by hand.

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Perfect Blend Bakery Cafe: Pastries and Paninis in Spring

September 15, 2014 1:32 pm

Perfect Blend Bakery Cafe is a popular Spring destination for breakfast and lunch. Owned by a mother-daughter duo, this cozy bakery-meets-cafe is tucked away in a shopping center and hosts a small number of tables for dining inside or out on the patio.

Grab a fresh coffee and a chocolate-filled croissant, muffin, or quiche for a light breakfast. Customers rave about Perfect Blend's savory stuffed croissants and paninis for lunch. For dessert, indulge in cupcakes, fruit tarts, and individual sized cakes If you’re looking for a specialty cake for a birthday or other occasion, Perfect Blend is happy to make your vision into reality.

Perfect Blend Bakery Cafe is open Mondays through Saturdays.

Perfect Blend Bakery Cafe
329 Sawdust Road
Spring, TX 77380
(281) 203-5115
www.perfectblendbakerycafe.com
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Cherry Blossom Yoga: An Airy Studio for All Skill Levels

September 4, 2014 1:31 pm

Cherry Blossom Yoga offers more than 25 different classes each week at all times of the day, which makes it the ideal studio for the yogi with a hectic schedule. The studio itself is an open, airy space, with light colored walls, hardwood floors, and dim lighting that creates a soothing atmosphere. Clean changing rooms make it easy to get ready for your practice, and there are also individual cubbyholes for storing your belongings while in class.

The classes focus around Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and restorative styles of yoga, and the knowledgeable staff comprises qualified instructors who have trained all over the world. Cherry Blossom Yoga also offers teacher training for experienced yogis who want to become instructors themselves.

A drop-in class at Cherry Blossom Yoga costs $10, and there are also a number of different packages and types of private instruction available. To view a complete schedule of classes, visit the studio’s website.

Cherry Blossom Yoga
15816 Champion Forest Drive
Spring, TX 77379
(281) 257-4245
www.cherryblossomyoga.com
www.yelp.com/biz/cherry-blossom-yoga-spring

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