butternut squash apple casserole

So apparently butternut squash and apple casserole is a traditional American side dish commonly served at Thanksgiving, but not one that I was familiar with. We were just watching Living with Myself, in which Paul Rudd makes one for dinner, and it sounded good so I googled it. Several recipe results said something along the lines of "a great side dish or perfect for a holiday dinner casserole" or "great for fall dinners". So we bought the stuff and made one.

Okay, and it's not BAD, it's just... like, have you had the soul food type of sweet potato pie? So it's basically a cobbler or crumble, full of cinnamon and caramelized sugar? I used to look forward to the Roots festival because you could get it there, and sure, it's traditionally a "side dish", but sweet potato pie is at a sweetness level with apple pie or other dessert pies. I mean, I would eat it as a dessert.

And that's also the case with this casserole. It's not as sweet as the sugariest pie I've ever had, but I've had plenty of desserts that were less sweet too. And it feels pretty weird to eat dessert for dinner. We ate it with pan-fried halloumi, which was a great flavor combination by the way, but would work better with a strong salty flavor alongside it.