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Posts tagged “butternut squash”

Thanksgiving Sides: 5 Alternatives to Sweet Potato Casserole

Are you planning your Thanksgiving menu yet? Sticking to the tried-and-true dishes or are you trying to branch out? We know everyone has different traditions (sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top...

Favorite Fall Combination: Pasta and Squash

We are pretty close to overdosing on pasta dishes with squash. It's one of our very favorite things to eat this time of year. Butternut, acorn, delicata... you name it. The sweetness and creaminess...

Autumn Comfort Food: Pumpkin and Peanut Curry
Recipe Review

Making pumpkin soup is one of our Halloween week traditions. Last year, it was pumpkin tortilla. This year, we tried a Thai-inspired recipe for pumpkin curry with peanut butter and coconut milk. ...

Recipe: Butternut Squash, Sage, and Parmesan Pasties

Ever since we visited Cornwall earlier this year, we have been waiting for cooler weather to bake up our own version of the iconic pasty (pronounced PAST-ee). This week, a chill finally blew in and we...

Fall Squash for Baking, Roasting, and Puréeing
New York City Farmers' Market Report

We can't compete with Emily's photographs from the Hollywood Farmers' Market (we'll blame East Coast weather and inferior camera skills), but we do have a lot of beautiful Fall produce here in New Yor...

Recipe: Butternut Squash "Winter" Rolls with Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Last week, we mentioned spring rolls as a possible holiday appetizer that can please a wide variety of eaters. But since spring is several cold and snowy months away (at least here in the Midwest), we...

Recipe: Brown Rice with Winter Squash and Cashews

We've been eating less dairy these days and are really enjoying the creaminess – not to mention rich flavor – that winter gourds can lend to dishes like Pumpkin Tortilla Soup and Pasta wit...

Favorite Fall Flavors: Butternut Squash, Sage, and Browned Butter

Butternut squash with sage and browned butter is as close to gastronomic bliss as we can imagine this time of year. You'll be tempted to pass on dessert for seconds of any dish containing this particu...

Recipe: Sweet Butternut Squash and Coconut Jam

Remember the doce de abóbora - sweet pumpkin compote - that we showed you earlier this week? Well, we were so inspired by that and the butternut squash version from Patricia that we had to try it our...

Try This: Roasted Kohlrabi and Butternut Squash

Do you eat kohlrabi? How do you like to cook it? ...

Recipe: Butternut Squash and Parmesan Dip

Really, this could easily be a side dish as well as a dip. It's a simple preparation of twice-baked butternut squash: roasted to get it soft and scoopable, then blended with milk and parmesan and bake...

Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Goat Cheese

Let's get started on fall foods - we're more than ready for crisp apples and orange pumpkins with warm spices. This butternut squash puree is a gateway food from summer to fall; the orange color and w...