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It's no secret, I am not a big squash fan. In fact it's one of my least favorite vegetables. My CSA (local farm fresh veggies delivered weekly to your door) sent me yet another trillion apples and a giant butternut squash. Instead of crying about it I decided to make it a challenge. Make squash that I like. You can trick yourself into anything I thought to myself. Remember when I tricked myself into thinking those crunchy Japanese Squid Snacks were in fact pork rinds. Yup, it worked for a minute until the oily over fishy taste came through. I suppose a lot of people would be just as disgusted by pork rinds. To them I say this "you are joyless and have no class". Anyways, I was determined to make a squash dish that didn't make…
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