Butternut Squash Burritos

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So, here is my butternut squash burrito recipe below. I used the last of the chicken sausage that I cooked up the other day for added protein.

I'm enrolled in a pilates program, and it's going to kick my ass. I can now check that off my 2013 things to do list. We shall see how it goes.

Short blog today. Great recipe below.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War


Food consumption: 1-31-13

Breakfast: 1 piece of Geri's banana bread, cereal w/soy milk, large glass of orange juice

Lunch: yogurt, a little chicken and 1/3 of chicken sausage link

Snacks: nuts/raisins, 2 piece of Geri's banana nut bread w/butter this time.

Dinner: 2 burritos just like below minus the squash because it magically disappeared. There's a ghost that lives here and steel things.

Exercise: 6.5 miles walking.


Butternut squash burritos: (makes 3 burritos)

Ingredients:
1 corn on the cob
green onions chopped
1 plumb tomato
1 pint diced butternut squash
1 small container plain yogurt
cilantro chopped
tortillas...I used whole grain tortilla by La Tortilla Factory
3 chicken Parmesan sausage diced fine
salt
olive oil for cooking
1 can organic black beans
1/2 cup brown rice

1) After you take the skin off the squash, remove the pulp and seeds, cut into 1/2 cubes, and steam for 5 minutes. In a skillet with a little olive oil saute them until they are nice and brown all around, put aside. See photos on blog dated 1-25-13 titled Squash & Pasta or some damn thing like that.
2) Shuck & clean corn cob. Cut the cob in half steam the corn for 5 minutes, let cool and remove the kernels with a French knife.
3) Cook your meat whatever it may be. Mince, dice, chop, pull.
4) Dice the tomato, and put into a China cap  w/ a little salt to drain excess liquid.
5) Chop the cilantro and scallions & add to the tomatoes, and  corn. (that's the salsa).
6) Drain and rinse the black beans, add a little water and heat on the stove.
7) Cook the rice till it's al dente.
8) Heat your tortilla in a cast iron skillet or crepe pan.
9) Roll your burrito...1) add beans and rice, 2) meat, 3) yogurt, 4) squash 5) salsa (tomatoes & scallions and finish with cilantro.
10) EAT

Note: I take the yogurt out 1 hour before preparing the meal so it's room temperature. You can put it in a sifter or cheese cloth if you want to drain the excess water, but come on, whey is good for you. Eat your curds and whey.
Also notice that I didn't include any lime or lemon in this recipe because the yogurt puts the ting in tang.

I ate two of these because they were so good. Best of all it's simple and good for you.. Like they said in college,  "KISS."
Keep It Simple Stupid. That's me stupid. Enjoy.

No idea where the friggin squash went to. Disappeared fr: fridge

I ate two...hey I did 6.5 miles walking today

Michael David Evans almost ate his whole burrito