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Hey there, hungry people! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, I’m taking a trip down memory lane and sharing a recipe that combines my childhood aversions with my adult preferences. It’s funny how our tastes change as we grow older, isn’t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a kid, I was the epitome of a picky eater. Pasta and bread dominated my diet, and my poor mom was baffled by my limited palate. Little did she know that I would eventually develop a deep love for cooking and experimenting with different flavors. Now, I can’t get enough of trying new and exciting dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For this week’s challenge, I decided to recreate one of my earliest food memories. I reached out to my mom for suggestions and even asked her to share some pictures from my baby days. According to her, I used to smudge food all over my face and head before actually eating it. Even back then, I knew that food was meant to be enjoyed with all our senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While I couldn’t pinpoint my very first solid food, my mom mentioned that I had a fondness for butternut squash. Oddly enough, as an adult, I don’t particularly enjoy squash. But that didn’t stop me from bringing together something I disliked as a child with something I love now, and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s amazing how our taste preferences evolve over time. I live by my flavor mantra: There are no flavors we are meant to dislike, only tastes we have not acquired yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We should always be open to trying new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was a baby, mashed potatoes were not my thing at all. It wasn’t until college that I started appreciating their creamy goodness. And now, I can confidently say that I absolutely love mashed potatoes. So, I decided to combine the best of both worlds and create a dish I like to call “Squashed Potatoes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This quote from Bilbo Baggin’s sums up how I feel about the most of the ingredients used: “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s What You Need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n