Why do we do things that we know aren’t good for ourselves? Like food. Even though we know certain foods don’t agree with us, we continually eat those foods hoping the same thing won’t happen. Thankfully, I don’t really do the food thing anymore. My days of stuffing my face with oreos dipped in peanut butter are sadly behind me. I know gluten isn’t my friend, so I steer clear. I live with a guy now, I can’t be doing that sort of thing. Nawmean? But alcohol is one of those things that I still test out sometimes and then fully regret the next day. I’m a person who enjoys a drink at dinner occasionally or a mimosa at brunch, but when it becomes multiple drinks, I’m f*cked.
We had a Halloween party for our CrossFit gym this past weekend. Everyone dressed up, I did not. I buy a lot of real people clothes and don’t wear them enough since I work from home and rarely even put a bra on. So I thought it was a great excuse to wear my real people clothes. Anyways, we all started drinking at 6pm at the gym and then moved on to a bar that included karaoke. Thank the lord I wasn’t THAT drunk, so I never ended up doing a solo. I was a back up singer instead. An effing awesome one, obviously. So I danced, I drank, I talked really loudly and at a high pitch (my boyfriend told me that later), I got gluten free pizza, and I went home. I was well fed and asleep by 11:30pm. And even though I drank a ton of water, I woke up unhappy, my feet were swollen, and I was grumpy as a grumpy clam. Yep, you heard right, a damn grumpy clam.
I just don’t know how people do anything with their lives when they drink. I don’t like to do anything other than eat. No, not cook, just eat. So I end up spending a bunch of money on just food. I have no idea how I did it in college. Rally on, JB. Rally on. What?
I wish that Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler would make more movies together. I watched Blended a couple weeks ago while out in Pittsburgh then followed it with 50 First Dates. Those two are a match made in romcom heaven. No seriously, I could watch those movies over and over.
You guys. I leave for Pittsburgh again this weekend. It hasn’t even been a full week back in CO yet and I’m already planning what I need to pack to go back out there. If you haven’t heard, I’ve been working on a project out there. And I’ve already made two trips, this will be my third. Usually when I come home from Pittsburgh, I have time to plan for my next trip and prepare more of my project work, but this week is not the case. I want to make sure you guys have plenty of recipes on the blog to hold you over while I finish up this project. I’ve already made 66 recipes for my new project, but since I can’t share it with you quite yet, I need to feed you via blog. Because you’re my favorite.
Simple Sausage and Bacon Butternut Squash Soup
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 large butternut squash, cut in half (about 4 cups pureed)
- 1/2–1 cup chicken stock
- 1–2 teaspoons salt, to preference
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of black pepper
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 2 tablespoons fat of choice (coconut oil, ghee, butter)
- 1 pound sugar free sausage of choice (I used a turkey andouille sausage), sliced
- fresh or dried parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut butternut squash in half lengthwise. Place cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes until you can press on the flesh of the butternut squash and it gives.
- Let cool for 10 minutes until you can handle the butternut squash
- Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees. Place strips of bacon on a baking sheet and bake in oven for 12-15 minutes, until crispy. Remove from oven, place on paper towel, then chop into small pieces.
- While bacon is cooking, place a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add fat then add sausage slices and cook on both sides until cooked through.
- Lastly, scoop out softened butternut squash from the skin and seeds. Place the squash in a blendtec or blender along with chicken stock, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Using the soup function on your blendetc, puree soup until smooth. Be sure to taste the soup once pureed to see if it needs more salt or even more chicken stock, if you prefer a thinner soup.
- Serve soup with bacon, sausage and parsley on top!
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I did that with food for years until it was time to get serious and figure out what was bothering me so much. Paleo meals can be so delicious though I rarely miss anything with grains, except maybe bagels sometimes!
Looks like a delicious fall/winter soup and of course the bacon never hurts 🙂
The alcohol gets me every time, haha. I do not know how people can go out multiple times a month or even week, whew.
I cannot wait to whip this up this weekend now that the weather is cooling. It looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing Juli!
What kind of chicken stock do you use? Thanks.
I totally have every single one of these ingredients at the house!! It’s like pantry utopia for me!! That’s my new phrase…I’ll let you use it if you want because you are like my imaginary cool friend and I’d let my cool friend use that phrase. Lol! Good luck in Pittsburg!h!
Apparently I have spelling issues…Pittsburgh. 🙂
What brand of sugar free sausage do you use?
applegate farms or any i can find without weird shit in it. just read your labels
Since I turned 21 I haven’t been drinking as much as I used to (weird I know) probably due to the fact that I’m no longer single and hitting up every frat party. And now that I’ve started a healthier diet I’ve stopped enjoying six packs by myself (I’m away for an internship and lots of alone time). Let’s just say that when I return to school and am reunited with my newly 21 year old friends I’ll be screwed!!
Oh and I am soo making this recipe this weekend! I haven’t had butternut squash soup in so long and it reminds me of home 🙂
Yup, this is totally happening this week. Looks amazing!
Hey Juli! Have read your blog for a long while now. Had to tell you…. Go to Whole Foods, homeopathic section. Anything in excess, such as too much alcohol, or too little sleep, or even a tummy ache from junk food: Nux Vomica 30c Take it every 3 hours until symptoms clear up. Doesn’t usually take more than 1-2 doses. Great stuff!
Of course if you want to get over your food allergies, go to Joette Calabrese’s website and sign up for her course called “Good Gut Bad Gut”. She’ll teach you the homeopathic cures for food allergies, etc.
You took the words out of my mouth when it comes to drinking! Always always always regret it. Same halloween party situation for me this weekend. So we’ll see if this weekend I do the same or go at it a little smarter. And I also ONLY want to eat food while drunk.
This. Looks. Awesome. Definitely one of the most appealing recipes I’ve seen here in a long time. More please!!
Feel your pain on the booze thing. I LOVE beer but it’s not the best for my belly. Same story with coffee. Try to keep it in moderation as much as I can, bust sometimes it’s just totally worth it.