Dutch Oven Ham with Apples and Winter Squash
As much as I love the bounty and freshness of the summer harvest, as we transition into autumn season meals, I love the richness and higher prevalence of umami flavor in fall meals. Have you heard of umami? Described by the Japanese word, it has been discovered as the fifth primary taste, right along with salty, sweet, sour, and bitter. Umami flavor is attributed to the amino acid glutamate, present in meats, mushrooms, parmesan and other rich cheeses, red wine, soy sauce, an