I really hate using the word puree. I talked about this weird relationship with the word in this butternut squash puree recipe.

So much so actually that I just spent 15 minutes trying to name this concoction something else.

I actually went into this recipe calling it a dip in my head. I even photographed it as a dip, but then 6 hours later when dinner rolled around and it ended up alongside the rest of my meal I realized it’s totally not a dip.

It’s a puree.

And now that word has earned a spot right next to moist and panties in my book of words that make my skin crawl.

In other news, sometimes I steal from my CSA.

Yeah, I realize how horrible that sounds (and is) so before you nickname me Winona of the CSA, I’ll go ahead and throw my (irrelevant) justifications out there.

Firstly, they said at the beginning of this whole thing the amounts would be enough for a family of four. If that’s true, either their idea of a family of four consists of the emaciated munchkin-land type or we eat an extraordinary amount of food.

Secondly, they encourage splitting shares and yet give us stuff like 1 cabbage or 1 quart of apple cider making it somewhat difficult to split up in a parking lot before dropping off at each other’s houses.

So sometimes, I take two of something when I’m only supposed to take one.

I don’t even really feel bad about it either. I guess that’s the worst part.

But if they’re going to put out a case of eggplants, tell me to take one when there are some that are 3 times as big as the other, what’s the harm in taking 2 small ones instead so we can each have one?

See? It totally makes sense.

I didn’t actually steal this squash. This one’s legit. I keep my klepto-ness limited to the smaller items. I just felt the need to come clean with all that for some reason.

Apparently, it’s called a sweet dumpling squash and it may be the most delicious tasting squash I’ve ever tried. The maple syrup and cinnamon I roasted it with might have aided in formulating that opinion but I’m convinced the flesh of this squash is the best of all the winter varieties out there.

You can check out my basic roasted sweet dumpling squash recipe if you don’t want to go the extra step here of pureeing.

Butternut, you’ve been ousted from your throne.

If you can refrain from shoving it in your mouth piece by piece as you peel the flesh away from the skin while putting it in the food processor, it makes for one hell of a sweet and savory dip puree with some roasted garlic.

So good that the Thanksgiving menu which has forever included some sort of butternut squash is now being re-evaluated. It just won’t be called a puree.