Varieties of squash—including kabocha, butternut, and acorn—appear in hearty dishes associated with the season. Gourds may be ...

spaghetti squash and butternut squash—that can be removed with a sharp vegetable peeler or a chef's knife. Gourds generally have a skin similar to winter squash and though they're often ...

For those who are just getting familiar with gourds, the sheer quantity of squash varieties might seem as scary as cutting squash without this microwave trick. Thankfully, the vast array of these ...

Imagine a brilliant rainbow of colors spanning red, orange blue and yellow. All these colors and more can be found in pumpkins, squash and gourds at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s ...

Lasagna, soup and salad—these basic dishes are all made more delicious by adding super sweet butternut squash. Butternut squash is packed with vitamins, calcium, iron and fiber, and also brings ...

The Aramaic word for gourds and squashes is kara, which sounds similar to the Hebrew word kra, which means “to tear up.” Therefore, eating them at Rosh Hashanah conveys the hope that any harsh ...

Harvest season is a busy time for Jim’s Apple Farm, said employee Jerry Kornder, who is more commonly referred to as “Jerry the Soda Guy.” Between apples, pumpkins, squash and specialty ...

Unlike large plastic loofahs, natural luffas aren’t manmade at all—they’re actually made from dried gourds ... Luffa plants produce an abundance of squashes in a growing season, so anyone ...