Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

From Jolinda Hackett, your Guide to Vegetarian Food Here's a few simple way to take advantage of fall's best squashes. Acorn and butternut are my personal favorites!Like this newsletter? Want more? Sign up for the NEW Vegetarian Recipe of the Week newsletter here.

As an entree - baked and stuffed  Slice a squash in half, drizzle it with olive oil and fill it with a rice pilaf, lentil salad, or just about anything. Here's a few recipes to try: Baked stuffed squash with beans (pictured) Barley stuffed squash Quinoa stuffed squash See More About:  vegetarian barbecues  barbecue recipes thanksgiving recipes

As a simple side...  Squash, whether fresh or frozen, makes a healthy side dish, and is easy going down for those picky eaters who don't like to eat their vegetables. Sweet and salty butternut squash (pictured) Simple butternut casserole Lentil and spaghetti squash casserole See More About:  vegan recipes  vegetarian recipes thanksgiving recipes

...and as a soup, of course!  In my opinion, a simple homemade squash soup is right up there with chocolate chip cookies and a crisp white wine as far as life's little pleasures go. There's just no substitute for homemade, when it comes to fresh squash soups. Here's a few to try: Squash and carrot soup Apple and butternut squash soup Pumpkin sweet potato soup (pictured) Easy pumpkin and coconut soup See More About:  fruit recipes  vegetarian recipes  thanksgiving recipes