All year long I wait in anticipation for October to get here. For my family, it means our annual Fall Family Day, the start of the Renaissance Festival, and all things autumn eating!! For October, and considering my obsessive compulsivité, I cook orange-colored things or autumn-inspired foods. So this night I had a turkey tenderloin that I cooked up with clove, sea salt and pepper, served in its own juices, and I paired it with the butternut squash and dried cranberries I had in the fridge. The squash was AH-MAHZ. Like, the stuff dreams are made of. So that's the recipe you have here. Happy Autumn, Everyone! Be blessed in abundance!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES

1 butternut squash, halved and seeded

extra virgin olive oil (evoo)

1 tbs sea salt

1 tbs pepper

1 tbs pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp cayenne

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup parsley, chopped finely

Sprinkle the two halves of the squash with evoo, place flesh-side-down on a prepared baking sheet, and roast at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool for five minutes. Scoop out the flesh from the inside of the squash into a pan sprinkled lightly with evoo. Add seasonings and smash with a potato masher while it cooks on medium heat for about one minute and to desired consistency. Remove from heat and gently fold cranberries in. Sprinkle with parsley before serving. This is SHEtox Week Three -friendly and low-carb!