butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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Here’s how to make Ina Garten’s butternut squash soup:
Build the aromatic base.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
Over two days at The Swag’s Cooking School, Executive Sous Chef Josh Vilain and Pastry Chef Brooke Cannon will guide you through hands-on sessions covering knife skills and seasonal cooking classes like how to make butternut squash soup or fresh pasta—all with plenty of chances to taste your work.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
As guests cracked open a trompe l’oeil pumpkin filled with turmeric butternut squash cubes, Yseult—the French singer who had also attended the show—wistfully recalled her own moments on a McQueen runway.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
Carefully peel and cut butternut squash into chunks, then peel, quarter, and core some sweet apples.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
Over two days at The Swag’s Cooking School, Executive Sous Chef Josh Vilain and Pastry Chef Brooke Cannon will guide you through hands-on sessions covering knife skills and seasonal cooking classes like how to make butternut squash soup or fresh pasta—all with plenty of chances to taste your work.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
As guests cracked open a trompe l’oeil pumpkin filled with turmeric butternut squash cubes, Yseult—the French singer who had also attended the show—wistfully recalled her own moments on a McQueen runway.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
Carefully peel and cut butternut squash into chunks, then peel, quarter, and core some sweet apples.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Butternut squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butternut%20squash. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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