Its been a while

It has been awhile since I've posted on my blog. I miss doing recipes and sharing here. Lately my daughter, my sisters and I have been doing a cleanse diet call Whole30 {W30} It is a diet to remove processed foods from your diet. No dairy, no grains, no legumes and no sugars. Over the next few days I will share a few of the go to recipes we have found that we enjoy and will continue to cook even after the "diet" is over. We all have decided we like the way we feel when we don't consume all the processed foods. This being so we all are going to continue do W30 just maybe not 100% compliant.

Oven Baked Spaghetti Squash 

If you know me you know I LOVE pastas & breads,,,ie carbs LOL Years ago I made spaghetti squash and like it but for some reason just never made it again. After starting on W30 I started looking for carb alternatives. I did a little research and tweaked my recipe.
1 fresh spaghetti squash
Olive oil
3-6 leaves of fresh basil
coarse salt
coarse ground black pepper

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees (I use a large toaster oven). Cut squash and remove seeds (set aside and roast later). Place on an oven safe baking tray. Drizzle olive oil over the top of both sides. Grind salt and pepper of top. Chiffonade basil and place over tops of squash. Place in oven and bake for about 35 minutes. If tops are not browned yet turn to broil and broil for another 10 minutes. Cook less time if you like the squash a little more al dente. Take fork and shred squash. Serve as you would regular spaghetti.