winter squash
Spiced Delicata Squash with Pears
The following post was written by nutritioulicious™ intern Jo Bartell
As the fall sets in, I start to crave squash (well, I always crave squash), and I love that so many varieties of winter squash are at the farmers market, the grocery store, and in all the cooking magazines! One pretty and yummy winter squash that I sometimes forget about is the delicata squash. If you’ve never seen a delicata squash, it’s about the size of a large potato. The outside is cream colored with thin dark green vertical strip… read more »
Mashed Squash
The other day I shared with you a way to prepare spaghetti squash, one of the many winter squashes. I also received a kabocha squash from my CSA, and this time I wasn’t really sure what to do with it b/c I had never made it before! It sort of looked like a pumpkin (and in fact it is commonly called a Japanese pumpkin), with a hard, orange, knobbly-looking skin. I did a quick search online and found out that it is like a cross between butternut squash, sweet potato, and pumpkin. So I decided that it would be… read more »
Spaghetti Squash Primavera
Last week I told you all about summer squash — the different varieties, the nutritional benefits, and how to use it. I’ve also told you a little bit about some of the winter squash varieties. Surprisingly, the Barefoot Organics CSA grew winter squash in the summer, and I found a spaghetti squash in my box a couple of weeks ago. (Most produce you can find year round in a supermarket, but it’s surprising to see typical fall and winter foods fresh from a farm in the summer!)
I decided to make the s… read more »
Summer Squash Basics
One of the most common vegetables you’ll find at the supermarket or farmers markets during the summer is summer squash. Unlike winter squash, summer squash has a higher water content and is not a starchy vegetable, making it lower in calories. There are different types of summer squash, including:
Zucchini — commonly green & similar in shape to a cucumber
Yellow Summer Squash — often used interchangeably with zucchini
Pattypan Squash — yellow or green in color, small and round with scal… read more »
Squash It!
With fall in the air and winter around the corner, it’s time to start cooking some warmer, heartier fare. Heartier doesn’t have to mean unhealthy, and the fall/winter season comes with nutritious and delicious vegetables to cook up. One of them is winter squash.
Winter squash is in season from October to November (although you can find it from August to March), and there are multiple varieties of this squash family. All of them have hard shells and mildly sweet flesh, but they differ in s… read more »
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