Types of Winter Squash — And How to Cook Them

Bring on squash season! Here are a few ways to prepare winter's squash bounty:.Delicata squash has a tasty yellow flesh that is typically prepared by baking, frying, braising, or steaming.Acorn squash is often prepared simply: sliced in half, baked with a little butter or olive oil.Popular ways to prepare butternut squash include baking, simmering, braising, and steaming.A popular squash for boiling or mashing, hubbard squash are very big with a thick shell that's bumpy.It's called "spaghetti squash" because, when cooked, the golden flesh separates out like long strings of spaghetti. .When you think fall, sugar pumpkins immediately come to mind. They're fabulous in pies, breads, and muffins.Try stuffing red kuri squash much like you would sweet dumpling or acorn squash