mario batali. they don't celebrate thanks giving with a turkey in italy. but they do have a thanksgiving-esque meal. >> this is a dish you would make this week if you were turkey-less. you can make it with the leftovers. one of my favorite things is to cook pumpkin in other ways than just making a pie. >> right. >> what i like to do, like all great pastas, i start with onion, anchovies. >> i love anchovies. are these dried anchovies? >> no. they're salt-packed anchovies. >> fresh would work? >> fresh would work. they are delicious. but just doesn't give it a depth of flavor on the salt spectrum, as long as you do it properly. >> olive oil, onion, garlic and anchovies are in the pan. >> you take butternut squash, pumpkin, acorn squash. any will do. and you toss it in like that. if you want them to brown, you wouldn't add salt. but if you want them to sweat, you add a little salt right now. or stir it through. >> any salt? or the crunchy salt. >> either sea salt from sicily. or malden salt. it has an