I posted this story and make-ahead technique to my Instagram account recently, only to be cut off part-way through when I exceeded the word limit. As Stephanie Tanner would say: How rude, lol. Did you even know that Instagram has a word limit" I guess it wasn?t designed for Chatty Cathy?s like me. That?s when it hit me: I should post this on the blog so I can go a bit more in-depth! So read on, my friends?.
The other weekend I decided it had been way too long since I had made my beloved roasted butternut squash dish, complete with vegan parmesan…kale…and lots of garlic. Have you made it" Oh my, it?s a show-stealing side I tell ya. (This dish makes all its other dinner companions give the side-eye, heh. #BUTTERNUTPLEASE!)
Here?s a little summary of comments I received when I served it to the fam: Eric: *Burns mouth.* ?Holy sh*t, that?s hot!!!? (He never learns.) Then: ?Butternut squash is so much better than pumpkin.? (Lol…so random?I die.)
Adriana, three years old: ?NO THANK YOUUUUUUU? (as she skips away with Arlo?s favourite toy in her grasp). Spotted 10 minutes earlier: downing a box of ?circle crackers? (sigh).
Arlo, one year old: *Screams and beats his hands in protest because he has to wait for the squash to cool* then proceeds to inhale it. He was nice enough to smash the leftover squash into his hair, and even tossed some over his shoulder for good luck.
Me: *Scream and beat my hands in protest because I have to wait for it to cool* then ...