acorn squash (half per person)
butter
maple syrup
salt and pepper
garam masala

Halve the squash and scoop out the seeds and stringy stuff. Score with a sharp knife. Bake in a hot oven cut side down on a buttered cookie sheet for 30 minutes or so. Turn cut side up. Dab with butter, sprinkle salt and pepper and garam masala to taste over the top. Add about 1T. or so of maple syrup. Bake for about 30 minutes more or until soft. Very easy, very tasty.

Being tired of lawns I dug mine up and added besides store bought manure and peat moss a lot of compost from my compost heap. Lo and behold a bunch of acorn squash took over my front yard. We decided to let them take over and were gifted with dozens of squash later on in the year. They were fabulous, the best I've ever eaten. BTW yes I always eat organic when I can and yes I frequent our local open markets (at least once a week).