Macrobiotic Diet Free Thanksgiving Recipe
| November 22, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Did you use to cook a Sweet Potato Pudding for Thanksgiving with 4 cups of brown sugar, Carnation condensed sweet milk, sweet potatoes – queen of the night shade vegetables, plus 3 cans of Dole crushed pineapples? Topped with melted brown marshmellows? Yep, that was my beloved family’s heritage recipe from all Thanksgivings past, and just about every other holiday as well.
Now enter a Macrobiotic Diet, 17 years of it to be exact, and we found the most delish substitute – cooked stove-top, delectably sweet, savory and healthy!
In my macrobiotic cooking classes I call it Easy Squash Pie, but our first Thanksgiving dinner with my son-in-law’s family when his dear Aunt Gail said, “This is the best Sweet Potato Pie I’ve ever had”, my daughter and I never said a word that it was made with Kabocha Squash! Kids of all ages enjoy this one! And a dessert really good for you, too! Didja know, squash is really good for our skin and especially our pancreas?
Here’s the recipe for you and your family to enjoy and savor!
Easy Squash Pie
1 Kabocha squash per 8 people, cut in inch large chunks
please use organic and do not peel, just cut away hard spots on
surface
potato masher
Steamer basket
Filtered or Spring water
Pinch Si Salt Sea Salt – teeny pinch enhance sweetness of squash
Optional: Suzanne’s Brown Rice Syrup if you wish a little sweeter
Directions:
1. Steam squash for about 20 minutes, until knife slides easily through chunks.
2. Mash squash, and place in pie pans, serve warm.
That’s it folks! Nature has sweetened this squash for you! Yummy it up!
Optional: set into pie crust if you like.
Sprinkle with toasted pecans.
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recipes! Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your dear ones!
Hey, thanks for the great post. Honestly, about five months ago I started a new dieting regime, I’ve been on the chubby side my entire adult life and I’ve tried everything. I found personally that the only thing that worked for me was hard work and putting the effort, take a look at this, it changed my life http://DietingHelp2.cowurl.com. Good luck and thanks for the great tips.
Thanks for your comment Hazel. I couldn’t read the message in its complete form, but if you email me to marsharueff@mac.com, i’ll be able to view it there. Will try to get this corrected on my website!
Hi Hazel,
I tried emailing you last night after watching the info for this diet, which was very interesting. It’s great you had positive results with it, and there were many similarities to macrobiotics. But some principles of macrobiotics go steps further to enhance your health and complete weight loss. For example, they address the functions of the liver, but not intestinal walls, or pancreas and these are great contributors to digestion and burning fat. You are welcome to email me: marsharueff@mac.com as well, which i check constantly, or call me at 770-396-9413. Thanks for your interest, and congratulations on your great accomplishments for your health and well-being!
Hi Jim,
Thanks for your comment. For some it is definitely a nightshade, in the macrobiotic point of view, and judging from an energetic position, will cause acidic reaction of arthritic pain. For those of us who use to experience this pain, and no longer do substituting the winter squashes I recommend, it’s quite special to enjoy familiar recipes without the side effects. I’m glad you’ve never experienced this, and hope you still might try the sweet kabocha squash wtih it’s natural sweetness. Happy Thanksgiving!