Thanksgiving Main Dish: Autumn Millet Bake

"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." Psalm 100:4

This year I find myself in awe of His goodness. I have so much to be thankful for it's ridiculous, and with His help I am living out of a whole new place of appreciation :) When we allow ourselves to see all things from His perspective we find peace, joy and abundant life.

Thanksgiving has always been such a great holiday but now being away at college there is something extra special about coming home for Thanksgiving. Besides being incredibly thankful for all that God has given us, especially His son, the holiday itself is truly unique. Cooking and cooking and cooking, then eating and eating and eating. Clearly, one of my favorite holidays! Exploring healthy vegan, yet tasty recipes for this holiday the last two years has been really fun and this year my main dish was quite a success, I believe it will be added to our family traditions!

I actually saw this recipe in Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian almost a year ago and have been waiting to make it because it is absolutely PERFECT for thanksgiving! The fresh cranberries are a tart surprise with the buttery sweetness of the squash and the sage is a great addition.

Recipe
1 C millet
1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into little cubes
1 C fresh cranberries
8-10 sage leaves, minced
2 T agave syrup
1 1/2 C organic vegetable broth
handful pumpkin seeds

Layer the millet evenly on the bottom of a 2 quart baking dish. Then layer the butternut squash and the cranberries.
Next, evenly sprinkle the sage, shake on some salt and freshly ground pepper, then drizzle the agave syrup. Evenly pour the vegetable broth over the dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. After a half hour check the dish to see if the millet is rising and to see how the squash is doing. You may need to add more vegetable broth if it's dried up. Top with pumpkin seeds and broil for 5-10 minutes so it gets crispy on the top! Serve piping hot-it's delicious!

There will be many more posts to come from our thanksgiving dinner! I am BACK in action now everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving,
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