Baked Acorn Squash with Barley Pilaf

Name: Baked Acorn Squash with Barley Pilaf
Ingredients: * 2 large acorn squash; for the mushroom stock:; * 1 cup white onion, diced; * 1 cup celery, chopped; * 1 cup carrot chopped; * 1/4 dried mushroom (i used dried shiitake); * 1 clove garlic; * 2 sprig thyme; * 2 quart filtered water; for the mushroom gravy; * 2 tablespoon olive oil; * 1 onion, diced; * 3 clove garlic; * 1/4 cup brown rice flour; * 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast; * 1 quart mushroom stock; * 1 teaspoon potato starch; * 1 tablespoon chopped sage; for the pilaf; * 1 tablespoon olive oil; * 1 pint brown button mushroom; * 1/4 cup diced onion; * 1 clove garlic, minced; * 1 cup quick cooking barley; * 2-4 cup mushroom stock; * salt and pepper to taste; * 1/4 cup pecan; * 1 sprig chopped fresh thyme; * 1/4 cup pomegranate seed (for garnish)