It’s easy to confuse cousa (aka kousa or Magda squash) with spaghetti squash—they look nearly identical! However, cousa’s flesh and seeds are edible. This Middle Eastern variety has very thin skin and ...

I have fond memories of watching dad create magic with the electric skillet. In the summertime he’d run an extension cord from our kitchen to a picnic table on our patio. He'd get out that skillet and ...

There's a lot to love about squash. The mild, malleable, flavorful vegetable can be endlessly reinvented into dozens of different dishes. And there are so many varieties! From thick-skinned ...

Depending on who you ask and what month it is, summer squashes are either a delight or a crucible. They grow with manic intensity in backyard gardens and CSA farms alike, seeming to multiply every day ...

Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Add sausage and cook, ...

The squashes of summer -- zucchini, yellow crookneck, pattypan, zephyr -- are the best squash in our book. If you find yourself among those afflicted with more squash than you know what to do with or ...

You have to be careful about to whom you profess your love of summer squash. There’s Only One Right Way to Cook Summer Squash Tell the wrong person about the pleasurable tingling you receive when you ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve never heard of a “gagootz,” don’t worry — Staten Island is here to enlighten you. This quirky term refers to the Italian squash known as cucuzza, a long, green gourd ...