Yeah, I Don’t Have a Name for This, I’m Taking Suggestions

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We went to a pumpkin patch last weekend like you do when you have kids. I never understood that until we did it. Other friends would get excited and take their kids to these things, and I never got the whole, “taking a picture with a bunch of pumpkins” thing, until we went last year, and took pictures of the little guy with a bunch of pumpkins. ….. And enjoyed it so much, we looked forward to doing it again this year. My niece and nephew couldn’t make it this year, and my mom and sister in law, whom I was looking forward to joining us, couldn’t go either, so we were bummed about that. We went out there, however, and had fun…… Taking pictures with pumpkins.

I love winter squash. Love. It. My son does too. In fact, last night, I made butternut squash fries, and as I cut them up, I set aside the odd shaped and sized pieces to put in a soup. It seems wasteful to throw them out, when I’m going to make soup anyway. I had them on the counter and turned my back to put a couple things in the dishwasher, when I hear some coughing. I turned to look and see my little guy with the raw squash scraps stuck to his lips, in his hands, and in his mouth. And he was going for more. So this is a fun time of year for us.

While we were at the pumpkin patch, I bought a Buttercup squash. I’d never had one, and was curious.

Not only has it been sitting on my counter mocking me as a good source of fiber and a vegetable I can get my little one to eat, but I’m also mourning my loss of Mexican food.
I TRULY miss Mexican food. I even went so far as to say to heck with it, and I at a Fuzzy’s taco last week, and then quickly regretted it. I think when you give something up, that you’ve been eating, you forget how sick it made you. Or it makes you more sick to pick it up again. I don’t know, but I know I need to figure out how to bite into a crunchy taco shell soon. I wish my butter lettuce would grow quicker.

Anyway, here is what I did to satisfy a craving tonight:

I browned a pound of ground pork with an onion I seasoned it with salt, cumin, garlic powder, and a spicy seasoning. You can use whatever, or omit.

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I added a little water to the pan to deglaze and get everything moving around again.
Then I added the cubed up buttercup squash, and stirred that in. I covered it for a few mins too, to steam the squash.

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While that was cooking, I washed my lettuce (after picking it from my garden WOOHOO!) and cooked the noodles. These are Asian rice noodles. All you have to do, is pour hot water over them and let them sit for a bit to cook them.

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Once it was all ready, I assembled it. Put down your lettuce, then your noodles, the meat mixture and then the sauce. Mmmmm that sauce. It’s like a ranch, but Mexican. A Rancho sauce? Anyway, here’s how I made it:
I chopped up about a handful each of cilantro and parsley.
Then three diced garlic cloves, and stirred in
1/4 cup mayo,
3/4 cup Greek yogurt,
salt,
2 sautéed tomatillos
1 sautéed jalapeño
2 tablespoons buttermilk
And a splash of regular milk to get it to the co distance you want.

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Do this part early and let it hang out in your fridge for a couple hours.

Then assemble!

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Again, if you try this, and think of a name for it, let me know…

Enjoy!

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