You Suck at Cooking

I made my first roasted butternut squash this past week after watching a previous roommate make them many times. She always cut it in half and then baked, and I decided to try out a recipe that called for cubes, so that I could get extra experience points towards my cooking badge. I had almost decided that because of the effort involved in peeling I may never make this again, but I think I just need more practice and a differently designed peeler, as our 3 potato peelers suck at peeling a butternut squash, and I'm most likely to chop off a finger the way I ended up peeling it with the carving knife. (Kind of like that time I almost chopped off a finger trying to open a box of raisins with a steak knife - I have the scar to prove it.)

The recipe, Garlic Parmesan Roasted Butternut Squash, was deemed an excellent success by the women of the house, while the men turned their noses up at the thought of eating this tasty vegetable, because they suck.

I went to look at videos to see if there were any helpful tips for peeling a butternut squash, and the first video I came across was this wonderful little gem, which I describe as a cross between My Drunk Kitchen and Tim "The Toolman" Taylor.

Bon Appétit

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