As the weather cools off, butternut squash takes center stage in the produce section of grocery stores, and many people look forward to enjoying foods like butternut squash soup or roasted winter ...

Bake, grill, puree, and roast butternut squash, pumpkin, zucchini, and more squash varieties with these vibrant recipes. Kim Wehby is a copy editor with over a decade of experience in the food and ...

Freeze cooked or pureed squash in plastic bags or firm containers for 6-8 months. Squashes and pumpkins are amongst the most versatile of vegetables, and work well baked, roasted, stuffed ...

This easy butternut squash soup recipe is completely dairy-free! It has added red pepper and ginger, and is deliciously smooth. Roasting the squash, rather than boiling it in a pan, really brings ...

Members of the cucumber family (cucurbits) can include zucchini, squash (winter and summer), pumpkin, gourd, watermelon, ...

Gourds (left) and squash (right) are similar, but one shouldn’t be eaten. / SENEZ/Getty Images; Penpak Ngamsathain/Getty Images As temperatures shift during fall, so do many people’s appetites.

Butternut squash is a type of winter squash with pale orange skin and a bright orange interior. Both the skin and the flesh are hard and firm, and it’s shaped almost like an elongated pear.