Butternut Squash Chilli

More or less my usual chilli recipe, but I had a butternut squash lurking in the fridge so I thought I'd try using it instead of meat.

Ingredients (serves 4)
1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into small cubes
1 red onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin beans in chilli sauce
1/2 tsp each of paprika, thyme, coriander, worcestershire sauce, lazy red chilli
1/2 tsp sunflower oil

* fry the onion, garlic and squash in the oil for a few minutes
* chuck in the tinned tomatoes and beans, and the seasonings
* simmer for 45 minutes or until the squash is nice and soft
* serve with rice

Nutritional information
Calories: 133, Fat: 1.2g, Carbs: 23.1g, Protein: 6.9g

Apple and cinnamon jam

Totally experimental this one. I had more apples than I was ever going to eat and I'm just getting into making preserves, so I decided to give it a go.

Ingredients
600g apple, peeled cored and chopped
250g caster sugar
50g brown sugar
1tsp ground cinnamon
200ml water
1 sachet pectin

* chuck all the ingredients into a large pan
* bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for around an hour
* pour into sterilised jars

Cherry and Blackberry Clafoutis

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 tin black cherries, drained and stoned
100g blackberries
80g sugar
2 large eggs
90g flour
150ml milk
Vanilla extract

* lightly butter a shallow 20cm dish and sprinkle with 1tbsp sugar
* tip the cherries and blackberries into the dish
* beat the remaining ingredients together to form a batter
* pour the batter over the fruit and bake for 35 minutes at 180C
* serve warm and dusted with icing sugar