Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simply Recipes / Photo Illustration by Wanda Abraham With the first twinge of fall, I start dreaming of eating butternut squash ...

Butternut squash is ready to harvest when the skin turns from green to a deep beige. The rind will be hard—if you press your fingernail into the squash, it shouldn't leave a mark. Vines will be dying ...

Here's exactly what to look for in a ripe squash. To enjoy butternut squash soup, pasta, and other dishes in the fall, plant seeds in the spring after the last frost or in early summer. It takes all ...

Pumpkins may get all the credit as the favorite fruit of fall, but that doesn't mean butternut squash doesn't deserve its flowers, too! As far as fall flavors go, there's nothing like the nutty, sweet ...

When it comes to the fall harvest, pumpkins may get most of the spotlight. But that doesn't mean butternut squash doesn't deserve its time to shine, too! As far as fall flavors go, there's nothing ...

Winter squash is often thought of as just a decorative gourd used during the fall season. Most people are unfamiliar with the wonderful variety of hard-shell winter squash that’s available. They offer ...

Butternut squash takes 80 to 120 days to harvest, but the best way to tell when it’s ready isn’t a date—it’s the skin. When butternut squash is ready to harvest, the skin will harden and cannot be ...