VEGETARIAN TONIGHT

    Sunday night,  it rained all day, the wind was blowing ,  August heat is finally beginning to 
leave central Florida.  :D.   Winter squash is here and I can smell it in the air.  
For dinner tonight,  I cut a large acorn squash in half, scooped the seeds out,  rinsed it, dried it,
drizzled olive oil over both sides,  added a dash of salt and pepper,  baked it in the oven @ 350 degrees
for 45 minutes.  
   I made my husband 2 very large hamburgers,   when I buy ground chuck, I buy close to 10 lbs. with that meat,  I divide it,  I make meatballs,  meatloaves, hamburgers,  I also divide ground chuck into 1 lb  portions.  My hamburgers are mixed when I mix my meatloaves.  The hamburgers have lots of flavor, with the onions, bell peppers, and seasonings salt and pepper.  this is divided into mini meat loaves and the other half is made into hamburgers.   
  I then place these on a cookie sheet, to freeze,  once they are frozen I place the meat in individual sandwich bags if they fit and those go into freezer gallon or quart depending on how mamy bags i have. For my meatballs,  I place them on a cookie sheet, place in the freezer, until they are solid.  I then place ( depending on how big I make them )  into 2 lb portions. These go into freezer quart bags then place those into gallon zip lock freezer bags.  :D  DON'T FORGET TO WRITE THE DATE AND ALSO WHAT IS IN THE BAGS  :D  
All of my meat is divided into portions we eat.  I eat one piece,  Eric will eat  2, 3 4, depending on how big the portions are. I always have to cook for  4 people when I cook breakfast , lunch or dinner.  There are only two of us, :D  he has a healthy appetite for which I am grateful.  I like to cook,  he likes to eat.  
   I also placed 7 medium potatoes in the micorwave to soften them up a little bit.  once they cooled down I cut them into steak fries.  I usually do not peal my potatoes, even when I mash them.   I drizzled olive oil over them, I like old bay seasoning,  this was what I sprinkled qutie generously over the cut potatoes.  Half were baked in the oven at 400 degrees for 35 minutes and the other half  was fried in  our fryer.  
   My dinner was a veggie dinner tonight,  His was  2 very large cheeseburgers and  fries.  
Florida does not get the changing of the seasons,  in January we do drop to zero some days. 
Even here in Central Florida,  I love when winter is here, I love making soups, squash,  desserts.  
I like to start baking for my friends for the Holidays.  

  Have a blessed week, with good food and family and friends.