Maple Syrup

This Thanksgiving, I tried two new dishes, both of which worked as well as I could have hoped. The first of these was a butternut squash dish. My brother had requested squash. I was concerned because we'd already worked out the rest of the menu and it was heavy. I wanted a lighter vegetable in there.

I decided to try to make something light using butternut squash.

I started off with a maple-balsamic dressing: balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, a couple cloves of garlic, and some mustard to emulsify it a bit.

Angela and I went out for brunch the other day at a local diner, and I had a (minor) epiphany. We were talking about errands we needed to run. These included stopping at the grocery store. Among other things we needed to pick up some soft drinks, because we had some friends coming over. Someone at another table asked a waitress for maple syrup.