Winter Recipes

Winter Squash Preparation | Winter Squash Cooking | Tips Winter Squash Squash: The fruits of various members of the gourd family, which fall into two classifications, summer squash and winter squash.

A pumpkin-like squash that is large and round, easily growing to a size of 15 to 25 pounds at maturity.

A variety of Asian squash that is popular in China and Japan, as well as many other countries. It is typically a larger variety squash that has a waxy dark green speckled skin that contains tiny prickly hairs.

A long stemmed spearhead-shaped, fleshy green leaf that provides a mild flavor as a salad green. Predominately grown in western North America, this green is also known as Cuban spinach or miner's lettuce and is used as a distinctive garnish for vegetable trays, in salads, an herb or an added complement to main dishes.

A variety of pear that originated in Belgium. It is slightly yellowish-green in color with broad areas of dull reddish-brown overtones.

Most varieties of squash are placed into two categories: summer and winter squash. Winter squash varieties have hard skins and firmer, denser flesh than summer squash varieties.