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Recipe: Cream of Winter Squash and Tomato Soup

Squashes have been showing up at the farmer's markets and I've started buying a variety of them. They're pretty cheap right now, and they can keep for a few weeks or a few months depending on whether...

Recipe Template: Easy and Delicious Stuffed Squash

With so many beautiful and unusual squashes available right now, we can't seem to come home from the market without at least one new variety to try! Happily, stuffed squash is one dish that will work ...

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...

Five Ways to Eat: Pumpkin

We're surrounded by pumpkin this time of year! Pumpkin is one of the most delicious gourds; its deep orange flesh and sweet flavor make it a wonderful food on the fall table. But you don't have to be ...

Autumn Cooking: Savory Kabocha Squash Panna Cotta

We're huge proponents of panna cotta as a dessert; this silky eggless custard is so easy and pretty. But what about a savory panna cotta? This two panna cottas from Regina Schrambling use seasonal squ...

Autumn Recipe: Mélange of Squash Braised in Cream

We usually roast our butternut, acorn, and delicata squash. We like the flavor of winter squash roasted slowly in the oven. The only problem is that word: slow. It takes a while to roast a whole squas...

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...

Tip: Haggle For End Of Season Pricing

Over the weekend we had a chance to visit a few pick-your-own farms. With winter quickly approaching in the Midwest, farmers were more than anxious to get rid of their crops before any more hard fre...

Tell Us: What Fall Foods Do You Use for Decoration?

Pumpkins are a natural, of course, and gourds and squash hold up nicely on a dining room table or mantle for several weeks. Anyone got anything quirky or different to share? ...

What Is Your Favorite Way to Use Up (A Lot Of) Zucchini?

It is just now beginning to get cold in our part of the world, but that hasn't stopped our zucchini plants. They are still bright and bursting with life! What do you do with zucchini and other ridicul...

Sara's Italian Sweet and Savory Squash Bowls
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Italian Sweet and Savory Squash Bowls Category: Omnivore How long does it take? 25-30 minutes Name: Sara Why is it a favorite meal? Sweet, savory, and delicious, these squash bowls are nutr...

Ingredient Spotlight: Cucuzza (“Googootz”)

In the last episode of The Sopranos, Tony asks Carmela, "Where's googootz?" "Googootz" is an Italian term of endearment; Tony was referring to his son, AJ. "Googootz" is also the Italian slang for "...

Recipe: Potato, Squash, and Goat Cheese Gratin

This is an easy, rustic recipe that makes a great vegetarian meal or a pretty summer side dish. We carted the whole thing over to Central Park the other night for an impromptu picnic dinner....

The Summer Sex Life of Squash: How To Tell Between Male and Female Squash Blossoms

We adore squash blossoms. When stuffed, battered, and fried, they are one of summer's chief delicacies. But we always had a slight sense of unease when buying them. Wasn't it quite a sacrifice for the...

Garden 2009: Midsummer Squash Vine Takeover!

How is your garden growing? Consider this a quick check-in on how your baby tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and other garden goodies are doing. So many of you showed us your awesome gardens in the My Gre...

Ingredient Spotlight: Summer Squash

We're not yet seeing a lot of variety in our squash selection here in New York (no pattypan for us), but there is plenty of zucchini and its sweeter cousin, yellow summer squash, in the markets. How d...

Good Question: How Do I Cook Chayote Squash?

Here's a good question from Sirisha, who is wondering how to cook chayote. She has one method of cooking it, but would like some more. Can you help her?I have a question about chayote squash. I see th...

Good Question: How To Cook Turks Turban Squash?

Here's a good question from longtime reader Adam. I came across some big and beautiful "Turks Turban" Squashes. One of them is orange and green, the other is splotchy red and white. I was just wonde...

Making the Most of Squash

It's winter, which means there's a lot of squash in the markets right now. Big ones. People have been writing in and asking us what they can do with all these squashes. They can be a little intimid...

Good Question: Recipes for Giant Squash?

Continuing on with our squash theme today, here's a question from reader matchbookhymnal. Apparently they have a giant squash to use up! I bought a squash the size of a toddler at the farmer's marke...

How To Peel Squash: An Easier Way

Butternut squash is one of our favorite winter vegetables. It stays in robust condition through the long winter months, and its sweet, creamy flesh is a welcome addition to curries, pasta, soups, sala...

Recipe Recommendation: Risotto with Squash and Sage

An ubiquitous Italian dish in the fall and winter, Risotto di Zucca e Salvia, or Risotto with Squash and Sage, is a hearty meal that sticks to your ribs and fills your belly in the cold parts of the y...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: San Rafael

Bright orange carrots. Recipe suggestion: Carrots in Marsala. Last Sunday, I went to the San Rafael Farmer's Market, which is in full winter swing. Christmas trees and cider were there, along with ...

French Pumpkins: Potimarron

While in France last week I thoroughly enjoyed prowling the morning market, its stretch of tables brilliant with fruit, vegetables, and delicious local specialties. Here's the local variety of pumpkin...

Harvest Cooking Tip: Roast Garlic Cloves Inside Squash

Here's a quick, flavor-boosting tip we've been using with our acorn squash lately. ...

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