Definition of butternut squash
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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People can vote for one of four options: biscuits, bacon, butternut squash and barnacles.
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This was a barley salad served in a big white bowl with arugula and bits of butternut squash, candied walnuts, and Craisins (dried cranberries).
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On the other hand, the diet also creates an unneeded aversion to nutritious foods that are also high in carbohydrates, like fruit, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, beans, lentils, and whole grains.
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The next course arrived, butternut squash gnocchi with maple butter and pepita salsa.
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Think roasted eggplant, sweet potato, butternut squash, broccolini, and seared king trumpet mushrooms.
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The spreads, too, go beyond the typical with choices like hummus, butternut squash tahini or sriracha lentil spread.
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Shrimp and fish ceviche, spring salad, lobster bisque, butternut squash ravioli, Mediterranean sea bass, slow-cooked duck, 44 Farms' short ribs, and chocolate mousse were served - each, with a thoughtful wine pairing - as the hours breezed past.
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Not the one with the butternut squash or cauliflower.
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First Known Use of butternut squash
1942
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