I am so excited to be hosting Week 53 of BSI! BSI stands for Blogger Secret Ingredient. BSI has been going on in the blog world for one full year.
Happy First Birthday, BSI!
Each week, a new host picks an ingredient and anyone (food blogger or not) can submit a recipe. BSI is such a cool blog-world activity.
- The host picks an ingredient, preferably one that is in season, readily available, and not too expensive;
- The host links back to all the other previous weekly hosts;
- Participants create a unique recipe using the BSI and e-mail the host with their recipes.
- You do not have to have a food blog to participate, and you do not have to submit a photograph (although it is preferred).
- if you don’t have a blog, you can submit your recipe to the host, and she will post your recipe for you on her blog.
- The host reviews the recipe submissions by Sunday night of each week;
- The hosts pick a recipe that is her favorite; and
- The host post the winner Monday morning and sends the winner a token prize of her choosing.
Be sure to check out the history of BSI as it has now been around the blog-world for a whole year!
Week 52: Healthy Tipping Point – Pancake Mix
Week 51: Live, Laugh Eat - Almond Butter
Week 50: Balance, Joy and Delicias! – Cauliflower
Week 49: Healthy San Diego Living – Chickpeas
Week 48: Thought 4 Food – Yogurt
Week 47: London Foodie in New York – Chocolate
Week 46: Johnstone’s Vin Blanc – Oats
Week 45: Guilty Kitchen – Figs
Week 44: Ordinary Recipes Made Gourmet – Peanut Butter
Week 43: The Sophisticated Gourmet – Brown Sugar
Week 42: My Kitchen Addiction – Lime
Week 41: Nutmeg Nanny – Coffee
Week 40: Chaya’s Comfy Cook – Broccoli
Week 39: Healthy Delicious – Plums
Week 38: Zoe – Feta
Week 37: ChezWhat- Potatoes
Week 36: Cinnamon, Spice & Everything Nice – Blueberries
Week 35: Girlichef -Greens
Week 34: The Ungourmet – Watermelon
Week 33: Bread + Butter – Bell Pepper
Week 32: Burp and Slurp -Corn
Week 31: Say Yes to Salad – Kabocha
Week 31 1/2: Simply Fabulous Now – Cherries
Week 30: Thinspired – Bananas
Week 29: To Be The Whole Package – Almonds
Week 28: Kristas Kravings – Lemon
Week 27: From French Fries To Flax Seeds – Coconut
Week 26: Plentiful Plants – Avocado
Week 25: Training Fuel – Eggs
Week 24: Dinner at Christina’s – Cabbage
Week 23: Hey What’s for Dinner, Mom? – Strawberries
Week 22: One Bite at a Time – Basil
Week 21: Just Sweet Enough – Black Beans
Week 20: What I Ate Yesterday – Kale
Week 19: What’s for Dinner – Orange
Week 18: BranAppetit! –Spinach
Week 17: Tales of Expansion Dates
Week 16: Biggest Diabetic Loser – Zucchini
Week 15: Sweet & Natural –Peppermint
Week 14: bella eats [and runs] – Ginger
Week 13: Coffee Talk – Walnuts
Week 12: For the Love of Oats – Pumpkin
Week 11: Trying to Heal – Sweet Potatoes
Week 10: The Inner Workings of a College Graduate – Eggplant
Week 9: Itzy’s Kitchen – Pears
Week 8: The Fitnessista – Cranberries
Week 7: Tri to Cook – Lentils
Week 6: Rhodey Girl Tests – Polenta
Week 5: Eating Bender – Butternut Squash
Week 4: Care to Eat – Apples
Week 3: On a Lobster Placemat – Mushrooms
Week 2: Hangry Pants – Tomatoes
Week 1: sportsnutritionliving – Quinoa
This week’s BSI is based on fall ingredient I just recently discovered!
ACORN SQUASH!
Acorn Squash!!
This gourd can be used for so many things! I thought it would be fun to see what everyone can come up with! They are relatively cheap and easy to find right now!
The first time I tried acorn squash, it was covered in brown sugar, and baked in the oven:
I also used an acorn squash as the base of a funky chili, which we made again last night!!
Rachel Ray Recipe for Acorn Squash chili, here.
How to win this week’s BSI:
- Think out of the box! Get creative with your squash. Soup bowl? Stuffed squash?
- Please e-mail me when you post your BSI recipe on your blog. If you don’t have a blog, send me your recipe and picture via meganerdruns@gmail.com
- The BSI winner will receive a small prize!
- You have until Sunday the 25th at 9 PM EST to enter.
Recipes will be posted on Monday morning along with the winner! I hope you have fun coming up with fun recipes, and enjoy some tasty food along the way!
<3 MegaNerd
Filed under: Blogger Secret Ingredient | Tagged: acorn squash
Awesome choice!! I just got an acorn squash this weekend. Now I need to come up with something very creative!
GREAT choice.. I am ganna get my creativity going right now
Great choice! I am actually cooking something with an acorn squash tonight!!
cool choice on BSI!
jenna
Great choice! I’ve never made anything with Acorn Squash and have been debating picking one up every time I’m at the store–maybe now I’ll definitely try it out!
Awesome pick! I think I might pick one up when I go grocery shopping today!
Do it! LOL
Oh! I have the perfect thing if I have time to make it. Yummm
Yay! I’m going to start brainstorming…. now!
I don’t know if I have the cooking skills to come up with a new recipe. But acorn squash with brown sugar sounds delicious! My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Great BSI choice!
loooove the ingredient choice!!! i’m so excited to give it a go.
Oooh what a great ingredient. I have a potential idea already!
great choice!!
Excellent choice! Guess I’ll just HAVE to eat some more squash this week…
[...] Secret Ingredient for awhile now, so I decided that this was the week to finally submit a recipe. Megan is hosting this week’s contest, and the secret ingredient is…. acorn [...]
Wow, great ingredient choice!! I happen to have a few in my pantry, hope I can get creative!
[...] to use my acorn squash when I saw that this lil’ baby is the featured ingredient in the Blogger Secret Ingredient contest, currently hosted by Megan this week. I’m not a fancy-dancy chef or an expert photographer, [...]
[...] forget you have until Sunday night to submit your Blogger Secret ingredient recipe! Each recipe will be featured in Monday’s post, and the winner will receive a token prize! [...]
[...] seen oats in a jar but have you seen oats in a squash? Acorn squash is this week’s blogger secret ingredient, hosted by Megan over at [...]
[...] Secret Ingredient for awhile now, so I decided that this was the week to finally submit a recipe. Megan is hosting this week’s contest, and the secret ingredient is…. acorn [...]
[...] 53: Mega Nerd Runs – Acorn [...]
[...] – Ricotta Cheese Week 55: Savvy Eats – Maple Syrup Week 54: Sound Eats – Dried Fruit Week 53: Mega Nerd Runs – Acorn Squash Week 52: Healthy Tipping Point – Pancake Mix Week 51: Live, Laugh Eat – Almond [...]
[...] 53: Mega Nerd Runs – Acorn [...]
[...] 53: Mega Nerd Runs – Acorn [...]
[...] 53: Mega Nerd Runs – Acorn [...]