Do you find it intimidating to work with squash?  If yes, it’s not as scary as it seems.  I promise. I used to be intimidated by squash.  No, I didn’t think that it would beat me up.  😛  I simply had no idea how to cook with it, which meant it was foreign to me.  Of course anything foreign seems difficult and intimidating (for example, the fact that only my husband bakes bread in this house).  Having a food blog inspired me to try a few different kinds of squash last year and boy have I been missing out on some good …

How do you get someone to eat something that they don’t like?  Combine that item with food that they DO like. I think you’re either from the school of “I live for kale” or “I can’t stand the stuff.”  My husband blows that theory by being somewhere in the middle.  He’ll eat it, but he definitely won’t seek it out on purpose.  He does however love butternut squash and sausage (even turkey sausage, like I used here).  Was I being sneaky by throwing some kale into the combo?  Not especially.  Frankly it’s a pretty bright green which makes it hard …

Mexican food.  Enchiladas.  Easy casserole. My husband and I are big fans of Mexican food so I tend to cook it often.  Even if I only have rice, beans, and a jar of salsa handy, I can always whip up something quick that vaguely imitates Mexican food.  It’s not fancy by any means, but it works for those days when we have a craving but I’m feeling lazy in the kitchen. You know what’s great about this enchilada casserole?  (Besides everything.)  You don’t have to make the enchilada sauce and you don’t have to roll tortillas.  Don’t get me wrong, there is a …