One of the most popular features on my blog is Sunday Taylor Style, featuring my mom (Sunday Taylor) cooking in her kitchen. I thought it would be appropriate to close out my week at Design*Sponge by inviting you into Sunday Taylor’s kitchen for a very autumnal meal. Grace, thanks so much for everything – it’s been loads of fun.

Okay, now to the kitchen. On tonight’s menu: beef chili and butternut squash quesadillas. This menu is perfect for a fall night.

While the chili bubbled away, we got to working on these butternut squash quesadillas. First we pureed the roasted butternut squash, red onions and garlic. We assembled the quesadillas with shredded jack cheese, finely chopped red peppers and the puree. While I was waiting for the quesadillas to brown I looked at my mom’s collections of cookbooks plotting which I would borrow (i.e. steal) next.

The meal was delicious and a relaxing ending to a busy week. Take a load off tonight and cook something cozy. To see the recipes we used to create our cozy fall meal, click over to my blog.

Big thanks to all the readers for spending the week with me here at Design*Sponge. If you like what you’ve seen, please stop by L.A. in Bloom.