I've developed a new awareness for foods, along with a new appreciation for some I've never given a chance. We had butternut squash as a side last week--it was awesome.
I had sweet potatoes as a lunch: I'm in love! So filling and delicious. Where have you been all my life? (I know where; I had hated them for much of my life. They weren't even on the list of edible items.)
And the absolute best: guacamole. It's not a real "recipe" for guac, it's just some powdered garlic and onion, dash of cayenne, salt, seasoned salt, pepper and a Tb or so of lime juice. I can just eat it off of a spoon, but I also like it on tortilla chips and on these super spicy bean burrito-ish things I've been eating. Each "burrito" consists of equal parts roasted red jalapeno refried black beans and guacamole on a small corn tortilla. Yums!
I had a moment of panic over the weekend when I realized we were out of ideas for food and it really is too soon to do repeats of what we've already had. I spent too much time coming up with recipes on Saturday night so we could grab the ingredients from the grocery after church on Sunday.
We crock potted the pork and green chili stew that we love, only we had to exchange chunky salsa with beef broth. It just wasn't the same. Kind of disappointing, but pork is always good -- so there was that.
We will try a stuffed squash recipe later this week that incorporates sausage, quinoa, and onion filling. I have no idea. These aren't really my favorite things in the world, but I'm willing to try. I'm also hoping to make a roasted veggie butternut squash soup. In my spare time, of course.
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