Adventure Mouth!

Ingredients 2 lbs delicata squash 2 T unsalted butter or olive oil 1 t sea salt 1/2 t black pepper Instructions Preheat oven to 425. Trim ends of squash, then split vertically.  Scoop out seeds and fibrous flesh with a spoon. Place squash halve cut side down and slice into ~1/2" - 1" segments. Toss segments, salt, pepper, and butter / oil in a bowl to coat. Lay out slices in a baking dish (avoid touch to allow browning). Roast for ~12 min, then turn slices over and roast another ~10 min.  Slices should be golden brown, with a little sear (can broil a bit to add sear).

 Instructions Rinsing your rice before cooking makes it less sticky / clumpy, which might be good or bad, depending on what you're after. Mix rice (white jasmine or basmati) and water 1:1 (e.g. 1 cup rice to 1 cup water). Cook on high for 3 min and allow natural release.  Fluff with a fork. In a larger pot, a single cup of rice might burn, so increase the volume. Rice can store well in a container in the fridge for a few days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

https://smittenkitchen.com/2020/03/ultimate-banana-bread/ Ingredients 1/2 c (4 oz / 115 g) butter, unsalted, cut into chunks 1 c (190 g) light brown sugar, packed 2 c (slightly heaped,18 oz, 510 g) banana, mashed (~4-5 bananas) 2 large eggs 1 t vanilla extract 1 t fine sea or table salt 1/2 t if salted butter was used 1 t (heaped) cinnamon A few gratings of fresh nutmeg (optional) 1 t baking soda 1 t baking powder 2 c (260 g) all-purpose flour, unbleached (can use King Arthur gluten-free) 2 T (25 g) raw or turbinado sugar Instructions Mash bananas by placing chunks in a Ziploc bag, and squish with fingers. Preheat oven to 350 and grease (butter or spray) a loaf pan (9" x 5"). Melt butter in large bowl, whisk in brown sugar until smooth, then stir in mashed banana. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and baking powder by sprinkling evenly over surface and whisking thoroughly (whisk 10 strokes beyond when you think you're done). Add flour and...