To Squash or Not To Squash...

I am an avid fan of the Pioneer Woman, and she recently posted a recipe for butternut squash. Well, since I am a squash fan(the food not the sport), I thought it would be perfect to take to my parent's house for Thanksgiving dinner. So off I went to the grocery store to get my butternut sqaushes(is that right?). Well thank goodness for those new fangled scales they have in the produce department that print out your label, cause when I weighed those suckers, even with my bonus card it was going to cost me $14.97! That is for two lousy squash(es)! What the heck? OK, maybe I am spoiled because I buy almost all of my produce from a local Amish farmer. I do realize that they are selling pretty cheap since it is just a roadside stand that isn't even manned by anyone(you just put your money in a little box). So no real overhead there, right? But come one people, who the heck pays almost $15.00 for two vegetables? It is not like they are some rare fruit from some far off corner of the globe. It is squash! So now I need to come up with a plan B since I am not rich and can't afford to pay that much money for one side dish. Any suggestions?? Send me your favorite recipes for Thanksgiving.