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Butternut Squash Apple Soup
Butternut Squash Apple Soup
The trick to great butternut squash soup is the simple addition of one tart green apple to balance the sweetness of the squash.
Butternut Squash with Browned Butter and Thyme
Butternut Squash with Browned Butter and Thyme
If you have only one oven in your kitchen, any Thanksgiving side dishes you prepare generally need to be made on the stovetop, as the turkey is taking central stage in the oven. Here is a simple butternut squash side...
Butternut Squash with Walnuts and Vanilla
Butternut Squash with Walnuts and Vanilla
Even though it's 90 degrees here in Sacramento in mid October (are we having weird weather this year or what?) the pumpkins and butternut squash are out in numbers at the market. One of the things I love about winter...
Chayote with Tomato and Green Chile
Chayote with Tomato and Green Chile
Perhaps you too have noticed an odd, pale green, oblong is-it-a-fruit is-it-a-vegetable in your market and wondered what the heck it was, or what you could make with it. Actually I've known the name of it for a while—chayote; one...
Classic Baked Acorn Squash
Classic Baked Acorn Squash
The weather has finally decided to cool down around here and the first acorn squash have appeared at our local farmers market. Acorn squash are wonderfully easy to prepare - just cut them in half, scoop out the seeds, add...
Curried Squash Soup
Curried Squash Soup
One of the things I love about butternut squash, or any winter squash for that matter, is that they're practically indestructible. They last for months. You can harvest one in November and still find it perfectly good to eat in...
How to Peel and Cut a Butternut Squash
How to Peel and Cut a Butternut Squash
The most essential thing I learned from taking a knife skills class with Chef Shuna Lydon, other than the obvious tip of keeping your knives sharp, was the importance of stabilizing whatever it is you are attempting to cut. This...