If your usual squash of choice is butternut, consider this a PSA for its Japanese cousin, the kabocha. You can identify a kabocha squash by its shape, which is rounded and a little bit squat.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Winter squash is such a metaphor for life, isn’t it? Crack through its carapace-like shell and it’s little more than raw, bitter flesh, stringy and ...

Squash can be divided into two major categories — summer and winter squash. Summer squash have thin skins, while winter squash have hard shells. Roasting, puréeing for soup, slicing raw, and searing ...

When stored correctly in cool, dark conditions (around 55-60°F with 50-70% humidity), raw winter squash can last well into ...

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As we transition from sandals and sundresses to boots and sweaters, the cooks in the kitchen are also shifting gears from the juicy, soft tomatoes of summer to the hardy, leather-skinned squash of ...

Squash is one of the most versatile veggies. You can mash it, puree it into creamy soup, stuff it, or dice it for roasting. But with so many varieties—there's summer squash, winter squash, and ...

Sara Haas has been a professional chef for 15 years and a licensed dietitian for 20 years. In this article, she breaks down the best way to cook spaghetti squash (roasted for an hour in the oven, ...

Butternut squash is a staple this time of year, but how do you cook it? Though it can seem like an intimidating vegetable, especially if you’re unfamiliar with it, it’s something even home chefs can ...

Here's what you need to know. Sara Haas has been a professional chef for 15 years and a licensed dietitian for 20 years. In ...