Originally Posted by
corky
Spaghetti squash just tastes icky to me...I have tried because I would love a pasta substitute ( no thanks on the zoodles etc either). But maybe the tasty buffalo chicken will help.
As a follow up, we loved it. You couldn't taste the squash at all. If we didn't know it was in there, we would have thought it was just more shredded chicken. So basically it adds a little more nutrition and greatly reduces the calories from a tortilla or bread, but still fills you up. That said, probably not a good reason to try it if you don't like the squash

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Now, I need to ask for some help. We have been trying to go out to eat either Friday or Saturday night since restaurants re-opened here. Given that today and tomorrow are cold and rainy, we decided to stay home this weekend and make something either new or more "upscale" than we would normally eat. But at this point I'm stumped, and need ideas. Here are the rules:
- It can't take more than 3 hours to make, including prep time
- Ingredients must be easily accessible. So for example, no caviar, because I can't run to the grocery store after work and get good caviar.
- Rough budget of <$100 for 2 people (similar to what we'd pay at a mid-range restaurant). Obviously lower is better

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- I don't expect you to provide a recipe, just the idea....something you love
If I can't figure something out in the next 4 hours, we'll probably order delivery instead. Thanks!!!