Home alone for lunch with some butternut squash and pretty new napkins

This...


Turns into this...


Then you add these...


And these...


Et voila!

Butternut squash soup with shallots and rosemary based on Mark Bittman's genius 101 Headstarts on the Day (the "Day" was Thanksgiving). Napkins (I've been coveting for a while) from Le Grenier. Parmesan crispies made by grating parm directly onto parchment paper, into the oven on 350-400 until melted and brown around the edges.