Squash can be divided into two major categories — summer and winter squash. Summer squash have thin skins, while winter squash have hard shells. Roasting, puréeing for soup, slicing raw, and searing ...

Basket filled with whole zucchini and yellow squash outside - Barbara Rich/Getty Images Squash are flowering plants belonging to the gourd family and biologically considered fruits despite their ...

Understandably, many people use the terms zucchini and summer squash interchangeably. Unlike the winter squash family, which is identifiable by thick, tough outer skin and a dense, usually orange or ...