This Month's Recipe

Clean carrots and slice. Place in boiling water and cook until just barely tender. Remove from heat and drain. Return to pan and add butter, sugar and water.

Place on low heat until butter and sugar caramelize. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve immediately.

Serves 4 to 6.

This side dish keeps well in the refrigerator for a few days and is a great leftover.

It also freezes very nicely. I'm a real big fan of making a large recipe and packaging it into several meal-size servings and freezing them. But, in all truth, they really are so easy to make, that taking the few minutes to make it is not a real concern.

Cut squash in half and carefully cut a small slice across the rounded side of the squash so that it will sit flat on a plate. Removed seeds and membrane. Pierce each half of the squash with a fork making certain that it does not break outer skin of squash. Place butter and sugar in cavity.

Place in microwave and cook on high for approximately 5 minutes. Squash should be fork tender. Remove from microwave and let cool slightly before serving.

Serves four.

Note how easy it is to fix this dish! It makes a very nice side dish with grilled ham and is an excellent substitute for sweet potatoes. It keeps well as a left over, requiring only reheating.

Bon Appetit!