Carnival: Carnival looks like a brightly colored acorn squash. It has a nutty flavor and buttery texture. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) Fairytale pumpkin:An old French variety, the fairytale has a tough outer rind but a relatively small seed cavity, meaning there’s plenty of sweet, cre...
Kabocha squash is a Japanese type of winter squash that looks like a small pumpkin. Its texture is similar to a sweet potato and the flavor ranges from very sweet to bland like a Russet potato. Having trouble finding kabocha squash? No biggie! Just use pumpkin or butternut squash instead. ...
The UFO F1 Gourd is a white saucer-shaped variety with short fingers that looks like it is out of this world, hence its name! Not only will these 8-10 ounce gourds blow you away with its unique looks, but also its flavor. This tasty variety grows on 5 foot vines and will produce ...
Squash & Pumpkin PollinationVisual Aids Male and Female The female flower has an ovary, which looks like a little squash (which is what it does become) at the base.The lower example is the male, which is just on a stalk. Below are the flowers with petals removed to show the internal ...
Like most winter squash, the butternut squash is a vining plant that requires support and space. Credit: By Ratda/Shutterstock. The unusual kabocha squash; has space-saving 6 to 8-foot vines; early maturity makes it adaptable to almost any growing location in North America.Credit: Johnny Seed...
Yes, it looks like pumpkin, but this beauty is a squash of a different kind! This bourbon maple golden acorn squash pie kicks the absolute pants off pumpkin pie! Read more Butternut Squash and Barley Stuffing Fill your Thanksgiving with a healthy, fiber filled, vegetarian stuffing that will ...
Pumpkin halwa Halwa is a general name for Indian desserts that are pastes. Sorry. What that description lacks in glamour it makes up in accuracy. It can be made of a number of widely disparate foods; wheat farina, whole wheat flour, carrot; and pumpkin. When I say ‘pumpkin’ of course...
Gold Rush Squash are a variety of yellow squash noted for their very bright yellow skin which contrasts with their green top that looks like the top to a zucchini, not a yellow squash. Use this summer squash like you would other yellow squash or zucchini. Truth be told it tastes more lik...
Butternut squash is grown in many parts of the world, but in Australia, Europe, and some parts of Asia it’s called pumpkin or Butternut Pumpkin. Butternut is a winter squash, a name which refers to squash that’s harvested when the skin has turned into a hard rind and which can be ...
You will realize that long squash looks similar to that of a cucumber, right? With its smooth light green skin that is slightly hard, there is no doubt it belongs to the cucumber family. It will be like Maury reading a DNA test result for long squash-‘you are a member!’But as a ...