butternut squash

Ok let’s play culture mix-match again 🙂 This time, I am going to see my sweet friends from Mexico to borrow them their famous quesadillas and I’m coming back in Montreal (in the cold) to grab some good butternut squash and see what I can create. True there is quit a lot of possibilities when we think on mixing the sweet taste of the winter squash and the versatility of the quesadillas. Since I had some ground veal in my fridge, I decided to create what I like to call the “winter” version of this Mexican dish. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

To compliment this meal, I decided to make a thyme BBQ sauce that is either good cold or warm and that I’m sure you’ll find more than one use for. Oh and btw, this recipe makes a pretty big quantity of food, it’s good for at least 4-5 people or for your lunch the next day 🙂 Enjoy!

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I was passing by the farmer’s market the other day when I saw that the winter squash are starting to come out! yay! I always liked the different winter squash but never got around to cook with any of them. So I took my courage (…ok it didn’t take that much courage lol I was actually pretty excited) and I bought a butternut squash to experiment… My head was going all over the place on what I could do with it. Roast it, grill it or make a stew!

This beef and butternut stew is super simple and so delicious that I had to make a second batch before being able to take those photos for you because we ate it all the first night 😛 It was a success in my house, and I hope it will be a success in yours too 😉

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Winter Style Veal Quesadillas with Thyme BBQ Sauce

Beef & Butternut Squash Stew