Hey Besties! 🌟 Get ready to fall in love with winter squash this season, just like James and I did! 🍂🍽️ We've been on a culinary adventure with Butternut and Acorn squash, and oh my, what a delicious journey it's been!

Can you believe I'd never tried winter squash until this year? I know, right?! I was totally out of the loop, but now I'm head over heels for its yumminess. 🧡

This year, I took a stab at growing winter squash in our garden. Despite the summer's wild floods putting a damper on my gardening dreams, my enthusiasm isn't squashed! Next year, I'm all in for another round of homegrown squash. 🌱💦

In my quest to reinvent winter squash in every which way, I turned to my trusty sidekick, Pinterest. There, I discovered a treasure trove of recipes that I'm absolutely thrilled to share with you! 📌 I've pinned them to my 'winter squash' board and plan to keep adding more finds. Stay tuned!

Now, let's dive into the squash-tastic goodness!

🌟 70 Must-Try Winter Squash Recipes 🌿 // www.onthecreekblog.com

- Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta with Sausage and Spinach
- Cinnamon Butternut Squash Roasted with Herbs
- Stuffed Butternut Squash Recipe with Bacon, Pecans & Apples
- 50 of Grandma's Best Squash Recipes
- Keto Low Carb Cheesy Mushroom Turkey Spaghetti Squash
- Roasted Butternut Squash
- Butternut Squash Bread
- Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
- Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Recipe with Bacon
- Cheesy Garlic Parmesan Spinach Spaghetti Squash
- One Pan Sausage, Butternut Squash and Apples
- The Best Roasted Acorn Squash with Life-Changing Maple Butter
- Roasted Butternut Squash with Bacon
- Butternut Squash Skillet Pasta
- Potato and Acorn Squash Soup
- Easy Chicken and Butternut Squash Recipe with Mushrooms
- Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
- Broccoli and Cheese Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Do you have any winter squash favorites or secrets to share? Drop them in the comments! I'm all ears for your cozy, squash-inspired creations! 🌟

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Hey Besties! 🌟✨

I'm super excited to share a little secret with you all - I've been whipping up some absolutely delish protein shakes lately! Now, I'm no stranger to protein shakes, but let's just say my taste buds, and I have had our ups and downs with them. That was until I discovered Orgain Protein powder - a game changer, especially for those like me who sometimes do a little dance with dairy sensitivity.

Picture this: I'm rummaging through my kitchen cupboard, and what do I find? A tub of PBfit! I thought, why not jazz up my protein shake routine? Spoiler alert: it was a peanut buttery slice of heaven!

So, let me spill the beans (or should I say the powder?) on these protein-packed concoctions. Feel free to play around with the kinds of milk, fruits, and creamers - it's your shake, your rules!

Coffee Protein Shake

• 2 scoops Orgain Vanilla Bean
• 1 cup brewed coffee (chilled because we're cool like that)
• A dash of coffee creamer (for a little extra pizzazz)
• A dozen ice cubes (or, as I like to call them, chill pills)

Just blend it all up until it's as smooth as our crafting skills!

Fruit Protein Shake

• 2 scoops Orgain Vanilla Bean
• 1 cup Coconut Milk (because we're all about that tropical vibe)
• 1 cup Wellness Blend frozen fruit (shoutout to Aldi!)

Blend, baby, blend! Until it's as colorful as our DIY projects.

Coffee & Peanut Butter Shake

• 2 Tablespoons PBfit (peanut butter paradise, here we come!)
• 1 cup brewed coffee (chilled, again, because we're cool)
• A dash of coffee creamer (because why not?)
• A dozen ice cubes (our frosty friends)

Blend it up until it's as smooth as our latest thrift store find!

And there you have it, my dear friends - my top three protein shake recipes that are as fun to make as they are to drink! I'll share more of my shake adventures on Instagram, so be sure to catch them in my stories.

Stay creative and healthy, my friends! 🌍✨🥤

- Orgain Protein Powder
- PB Fit Peanut Butter Powder

- PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter

An homemade blueberry pie!  Fresh blueberries, white wine & a homemade crust make this pie irresistible!

We went blueberry picking last weekend.  I never realized how tedious blueberry picking actually is!  It takes so long just to get a small amount a blueberries!  It also didn’t help that I chose one of the hottest days of the year!  My husband & I were actually going grocery shopping when we passed a “U Pick Blueberries” sign.  Of course, we followed the sign all over the countryside until we arrived at a wonderful farm.  We then spent the next hour or so picking blueberries & sweating profusely!

Complaints aside, it was all worth it because the blueberries were used in this amazing pie.

This pie is completely from scratch, which is a first for me.  When I worked in retail, I had a customer tell me all about her homemade apple pies.  She then asked how I make pies & I had to admit that I used a pie filling in a can.  She left me in the dust after that!  In my defense, I never knew how easy it actually is to make pie filling.  Not to mention it tastes so much better too!

For the crust I used a homemade pie crust recipe I found in one of my vintage cookbooks.  It worked out perfectly.  If you don’t have a homemade pie crust that you love, check out Ali’s post on the perfect pie crust.  It’s life changing!

The pie filling is modified from Tieghan’s Mulled Cherry Bomb Pie recipe.  I used white wine instead of red & 1/2 cup more brown sugar.  It came out so good.  The white wine I used had a more mild flavor with the blueberries, which I enjoyed.

As you can tell by the pictures, I have no idea how to crimp the edges of the crust!  I just did the best I could to make sure the filling stayed in the shell!  It had a small overflow, but it wasn’t as bad as I expected!

Even though making a pie homemade is a time consuming activity, I think it’s worth it!  I’ll definitely be making more homemade pies from now on!