12 recipes for winter squash

Creamy butternut squash soup with ginger

Creamy butternut squash soup with ginger

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Spiced squash and pear purée

Recipe: Spiced squash and pear purée

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12 recipes for winter squash

Recipe: Acorn squash tamales

(Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times)

Squash and apple salad

Squash and apple salad

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

12 recipes for winter squash

Roast winter squash puree with apple and ginger

(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

12 recipes for winter squash

Recipe: Lentils with kale and butternut squash

(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

12 recipes for winter squash

Kale salad with roasted winter squash

(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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