family, along with Blue Hubbard and Kabocha. The buttercup is a flat squat turban shaped squash that ranges between three and five pounds. Buttercup is perfect for roasting and pureeing into your ...

Buttercup squash is not as well known as other varieties of winter squash such as butternut or acorn — but it should be. Buttercup is squat and round with a hard, dark-green, striped rind. Beneath ...

The September equinox arrived yesterday, which means today is the first official, full day of autumn in the northern hemisphere. We can feel it in the air! “Equinox” is a word derived from Latin ...

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market has a wide variety of winter squash, including Buttercup. This squash is similar in color to acorn squash, but is a bit larger, and some people say it’s sweeter than the ...

These buttercup squash fries are very similar in taste and texture to sweet potato fries. Aube Giroux is a food writer and filmmaker who shares her love of cooking on her farm-to-table blog, Kitchen ...

Description: Not phallus-shaped like it’s more familiar cousin, the butternut squash, the squat buttercup resembles an upside-down acorn with an undersized cap. Flavor Profile: The flavor of the flesh ...

The leaves are changing and the air has a crisp feel—you might say it’s sweater weather, but we know it as winter squash season. Come fall, we’re stocking up on all the gourds we can find at the ...

Cut the squash in half and roast cut side down on oiled baking sheet at 375 degrees F for 30 to 45 minutes, until tender but still holding its shape. (Or you can peel and cut the squash before ...

Trim stems off squash and cut eash in quarters using a cleaver or large chef's knife to cut hitting back of knife with a mallet to force it through squash if necasary. Scrape away seeds. In a large ...

Sure, you know all about pumpkin and zucchini but what about patty pan, luffa and banana squash? It turns out that this plant family is large and surprisingly diverse. In fact, there’s a delicious ...