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Sarah Flores and Sabrina Lozano grew up eating calabaza con pollo, a warming blend of chicken and squash perfect for those days in Texas when temperatures (finally!) begin to drop.  The sisters, who own and operate Loli’s Streatery food truck, in Corpus Christi, wanted to make a dish that plays off the staple while incorporating their own playful spin on things. That’s their ethos for all the food they serve at their truck, such as crispy waffle fries topped with queso and a loaded roasted corn bowl with slow-cooked brisket.“We wanted to do calabaza con pollo, but on nachos,” Flores says. “And then we started thinking about all the different kinds of squash that are out there.” The women landed on tromboncino and delicata squash…

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