Oh So Good: Easy Mashed Butternut Squash

I’m always looking for a shortcut in the kitchen and I have one for butternut squash. I don’t peel it or cut it up, I just stab it with a knife a few times and bake it. It comes out beautiful and delicious and you know what? You can slice it and remove the skin so easily once it’s cooked. Or you can scoop it out and mash it. No awesome peeler or fancy sharp knife needed!

So here’s the deal about butternut squash: it’s a good mood inducer. Butternut squash helps to shuttle the amino acid, trypt...