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Hearst Castle was mentioned on television tonight, and we both were reminded of our 2005 visit to central and northern California.

Squash discs with mango sauce

Steam 1 butternut squash for about 20 minutes, it should still be firm, but able to be sliced

Saute 1 Tbsp of diced garlic and 5 diced jalapenos, seeds removed, in olive oil

Add 1 cup of beans (we used lima, I bet white beans would be great)
Cook for another 10 minutes.

Remove from heat

Add kernels from 1 ear of corn

Mix well

Place meat of 1 mango, juice of half an orange, 1/4 cup of oat or non-dairy milk, a pinch of salt & white pepper in a food processor

Blend until smooth

Remove squash from the steam, slice into 1/2 inch disks and remove the skin

Place in heated peanut oil until brown on each side, tossing once or twice for evenness (about 10 minutes)

Dry on paper towels

Loosely toss 1/2 cup of spinach on each plate

Place squash discs on top of the spinach

Cover squash with the vegetable mixture

Drizzle the mango sauce on top

Earthy Earthy goodness!

We had: Bordeaux
Chateau Ducla '06

We listened to:
Gal Costa's 1967 s/t record