Did some cooking this week

Earlier this week I decided I would try and make a butternut squash soup. I have always like this type of wintery comfort soup so why not make one from scratch. The hardest part was cutting up the squash because it was so dense! Anyway, this took about an hour and a half to complete. What you see is the soup with a cinnamon whip cream and fried shallots. Great recipe from food network.


This weekend I wanted to make some barbecue. A couple weeks ago I smoked an awesome beef brisket with my family. It came out great. On Saturday I thought I would use a recipe from the "Legends of Texas Barbecue" book my parents gave me. I chose to make a boston butt (pork shoulder) seasoned with Lawry's salt, chili powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Throughout the smoking process I sprayed the hulk of meat with apple juice to add another layer of flavor and keep the meat juicy.


Here's a picture of the boston butt before I cut it up. It was super tender and very flavorful!


The recipe said to serve the meat on buns and top with garlicky guacamole. So that's what I did. I had never had guac on pork sandwiches, but I have liked guac on everything else so I didnt think it would hurt. It turned out FANTASTIC!! I loved the combo of creamy guacamole, tender pork, and garlic. I will definitely do this again!