Extending Your Winter Squash Repertoire

There’s a huge range of choices when it comes to winter squash, but acorn squash remains the most popular only because that’s what everyone always makes. Learn about buttercups, butternut, delicata, red kuri, spaghetti squash, sweet dumpling, and turban squash, and taste each one so you can learn which ones you like best. Then make a creamy chowder that has only a small amount of dairy, a winter squash risotto, and a winter squash braise with apples and a yummy baked dessert. Andrea Chesman is a food writer, cooking teacher and cookbook editor. Her recent cookbooks include The Pickled Pantry, Serving up the Harvest and Recipes from the Root Cellar. She lives in Ripton, Vermont.