and delicate on the outside (you can eat the skin), buttery on the inside. Too good. That’s Hardib’s recipe (from the Bradley Farms stand at Grand Army Greenmarket. Ray Bradley’s delicata squash are – for...

Here’s a recipe for a delicious grain salad from Heidi Swanson. I made it using delicata squash, and roasting with balsamic vinegar is a very nice touch, adding some sour and saltiness to the natural sweetness. I also used...

With warm sherry vinaigrette, spinach, pumpkin seeds, shallots, and ricotta salata.

Dipped in saba for a delicate starter.

This comforting pasta is the essence of fall.

A hearty, warming dish.

Loaded with chestnut, Gorgonzola, and fontina for an impressive vegetarian meal.

A simple, fast preparation with delicious results.

An autumn dish with a hint of sweet and sour.

Ribbons of squash fill in for some of the pasta.

It’s true: Bacon makes anything taste better.

A good introduction to the sweet vegetables, this baby food is a pleasing combination of squash and sweet potato.

Delicata is sweeter than most varieties of winter squash, and denser in texture. It’s difficult to peel, but the peel is edible. You can use it in recipes as you would butternut squash; or cut it in half, seed it, and roast...

Delicious as a main or a side, this vegetarian dish is packed with hearty, healthy goodies.

Ring in fall with this seasonal gratin.