Taste of Autumn

Even though I am really sad about the end of summer, I am so excited about the smells and taste of autumn. We were so lucky to get some organic Long Island cheese squash, hubbard squash and spaghetti squash from the family farm.  I just love how these look.

We had a dinner guest over last week so I decided to bake one of the Long Island cheese squash.  Look at the color of this beauty!  Gorgeous!

My favorite way to cook squash is the cut it into pieces, drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and for some of these I added chili powder.  The spiciness of the chili powder adds a nice kick to the sweetness of the squash.   I didn't add chili powder to all of the pieces so that we could enjoy the squash au naturel as well.  If you have never eaten Long Island cheese squash, it reminds me of a milder tasting pumpkin.  Stunning colors, beautiful taste, hello autumn!!

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