A giant pot of calabaza en dulce (sweet squash) slowly simmered away on my Abuelitas stove. The house was bursting with sweet aroma. Delightful notes of cinnamon and piloncillo that marked the beginning of fall for us. Warm calabaza that had been enriched with just the right amount of piloncillo was served warm off the stove in a bowl bathed with milk. It was fall in a bowl and I always needed seconds. Calabaza en dulce ( Sweet squash) is also known as calabaza en tacha. It seems like every region in Mexico and even from family to family have…
