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Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

This blog is looking like it will feature a condiment or sauce of the week, even though it's not my intention to do so.  What's a guy to do when these delicious sauces and condiments find their way to my stomach.  Last week I shared this amazing condiment called Bacon Jam.  Well this week I stumbled upon this pasta sauce called Dave's Gourmet Butternut Squash Pasta sauce. 

For those of you who know me well, I'm a pasta sauce snob and usually make my own.  Who knew this day has come for me to buy pasta sauce in a jar! Worse, I'm admitting the fact that I'm buying a jarred sauce in public. 

I saw this at World Market last week and I was intrigued...butternut squash pasta sauce?  They got me....my curiousity got me to shamefully put one in my shopping basket.  After work today, I decided to cook some ravioli (OK so I'm not a ravioli snob and I bought some frozen ones) with this sauce.  It's creamy, cheesy, and slightly sweet from the squash, but you can also taste the garlic and spice/smokiness from roasted red pepper.  This sauce is really brilliant, it satisfies my craving for savory, sweet, and spiciness, all in the same sauce.

You just have to try it to understand, you'll discover a whole new dimension to pasta.  Apparently you can pick this up at World Market or Costco.  It's a bit pricey but definitely worth it.

 

Alabama We Thank You for College Football....and VIRAL VIDEOS!

You probably have heard by now that the Auburn Tigers are the National Football Champions this year and all in all, it was an OK game.  It came down to a last second field goal to win the game. Congrats to Auburn and War Eagle! 

Of course along with Alabama winning the title last year, and the Heisman going to Cam Newton this year and Mark Ingram last year, some are saying that Alabama's #1 export is powerhouse collegiate football teams.

 
However I think we don't truly appreciate Alabama enough for its significant contribution to this great nation if we only talk about football.  Much more important than football, Alabama's greatest export is viral videos.  See what I mean below...you might have seen some of these but they are worth watching again on YouTube:

From Mobile - the Leprechaun:

 

From Montgomery - Representative Alvin Holms on Beer

 

From Huntsville - Antoine Dodson and the Bed Intruder

 

The original interview can be found here:

 

Another one from Huntsville - Old Man Struttin'

 

From Birmingham - Dale Peterson's campaign video for agricultural commissioner

So we salute you Alabama for thrilling football games...and hours of entertainment and laughs on YouTube.  You helped many of us in some of our darkest days when we thought everything is going the wrong way and all is hopeless, we can always say "At least we don't live in Alabama".

And to Katie - this blog's for you...WAR EAGLE!