Barefoot Bloggers: Butternut Risotto

The Hubby offered to take me out to dinner for my birthday, but I really wanted to stay home and. make a home cooked dinner. I was excited to try the Barefoot Blogger's challenge picked by Rachel of Rachel Likes To Cook. Butternut Squash Risotto. I was tempted to make it with pumpkin instead of the butternut squash but I knew it would be a hard sell to the little family. No one likes pumpkin in my family the way I like pumpkin. So I figured it was a safer bet to stay with the original recipe.

Although the recipe is a little time consuming, it's totally worth it.

You roast the squash and add it in at the end. I think this is my new favorite vegetable. Just roasted, with a little salt and pepper. But don't tell the Hubby that. He thought it was a little to close to the pumpkin family for comfort. I don't know what is wrong with that man.


It was creamy, dreamy, and just screamed Fall!
I really wanted to serve it with turkey legs but I couldn't find any.
I had to settle for roasted chicken.

It was a fine birthday dinner and I enjoyed every bite.

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What Are The Barefoot Bloggers?
We're an [extra]ordinary group of cookers and bakers with a love of all things Ina. We'll be testing Ina Garten's (Barefoot Contessa) recipes as a group and blogging about them on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.
ht: Tara

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I'll announce the Happy Spoon giveaway winners tonight.

Stay Tuned!

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