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For pumpkin (and other squash!) lovers

By , About.com GuideOctober 24, 2012

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From fairy tales to Simpsons parodies, the pumpkin plays a huge role in popular culture, particularly this time of year, and, with a little creativity, it can play a large part in your seasonal cooking, too. Have you ever tried a pumpkin risotto? How about a pumpkin pasta sauce? Here's a few tempting ways to use pumpkin:
  • Pumpkin seed pesto
  • Chocolate pumpkin pie
  • Easy pumpkin dumplings
  • 15 fabulous pumpkin recipes

    In our eager fanfare for the mighty orange king of squash, let's not forget some lesser seasonal squashes. Acorn, for example, is a favorite for it's small size and ease of preparation. Chop, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and you've got yourself a meal. Here's some favorite acorn squash recipes:

  • Roasted acorn squash with baked beans
  • Reduced-fat acorn squash soup recipe
  • Stuffed acorn squash with apples

    ...and how could we forget the sweetest squash of all? Butternut squash!

  • Easy sweet and salty butternut squash
  • Butternut squash and apple side casserole
  • Fall crockpot butternut squash

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