If you find yourself with a day at home, make a few essentials at once. It'll make your week. Here's a brand new "trio template" for fall--roasted butternut squash and parsnip soup, hearty marinara sauce and homemade almond butter. The mainstays of a few dinners, a couple of lunches and some power snacks. All it took was two pots, a blender and some concurrent cooking. You can do a lot with these three at the ready!
![Pumpkin seeds, avocado and sriracha on top. Done! Pumpkin seeds, avocado and sriracha on top. Done!](http://custom-images.strikinglycdn.com/res/hrscywv4p/image/upload/c_limit,fl_lossy,h_9000,w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/118863/IMG_3931_oh5uwm.jpg)
![Spinach and rigatoni are the perfect partners for that sauce. Spinach and rigatoni are the perfect partners for that sauce.](http://custom-images.strikinglycdn.com/res/hrscywv4p/image/upload/c_limit,fl_lossy,h_9000,w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/118863/36b35e86-6c0d-43a9-a4a6-41cd96869026_oksik0.jpg)
![A bit of brown bread and some sliced apple. A bit of brown bread and some sliced apple.](http://custom-images.strikinglycdn.com/res/hrscywv4p/image/upload/c_limit,fl_lossy,h_9000,w_1200,f_auto,q_auto/118863/IMG_3245_bzwdyj.jpg)