Close-up depiction of today's Butternut Squash Soup

…is stewing on the stove – and like my other favorite dishes these days, is primarily about one great fresh local ingredient with minimal preparation and very little else – started with baking halved squash (butternut today) with whole garlic and olive oil, which is then pureed and added to a pot of sauteed onions, which then gets lots of chopped fresh parsley and sage with salt and pepper.