We talked during the week about what we wanted to make or buy for Thanksgiving dinner dessert, and Maria came up with the idea of Butternut Squash Custard, something neither of us had ever heard of, made, or eaten.

It was the triumph of the day.

We made it together, something we are doing more and more often. This took a couple of hours to make if you included backing time. It wasn’t simple. Maria prepares the ingredients, I do the pouring and stirring.

We used wheat flour, eggs, butter, maple syrup, two pounds of butternut squash mashed and mixed, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. We boiled the squash in water for half an hour and incorporated the ingredients.

I did a lot of stirring, and the mix had to be baked for an hour for an hour. I also ran the final mix through the blender to get it smooth and creamy.

We just tasted it, and it was delicious. We both love it, and it will make a great dessert. I think food is even better when we make it together.

It’s great creative fun to make something new on holiday like this.

It’s even better when it tastes so good. I cooked a lot in my former life when my daughter was young, but rarely after that. I love getting into it again. Everything we can do together is a blessing for us. Happy Thanksgiving dinner to you all, I hope it was meaningful and good.