It took 50 years to come up with that dish!

Sorry, it's been stressful at Chez Leftovers. Lots has happened, and it messed up my cooking zen.

We've been on Sugarbusters for the past two weeks. I've been trying to come up with interesting things that we can eat. Which led me to acorn squash.

Acorn squash was a plague of my childhood. Lima beans, cantaloupe, and brussel sprouts were on the "heck no" list, and acorn squash wasn't far behind. I think it was because my dad wasn't a fabulous cook, and my mom didn't do all that great cooking American food. Picture, if you will, an acorn squash with a greasy lump of Jimmy Dean sausage in the cavity, cooked beyond recognition.

I bought a squash Friday, and cooked it tonight. I split it half, seeded it, and nuked it in a casserole with a dribble of water for about 5 minutes. I let that cool down, then chunked and peeled it. I wrapped the chunks in foil with 2 T of olive oil and 1 t of Penzey's Jerk Chicken seasonings. And threw it on the grill for an hour.

Yum. No, really, YUM. Notice that there's NONE left?

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