Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe
Thur Aug 19th, 2019
Butternut squash is considered part of the Cucurbita family (along with pumpkin, zucchini and some gourds). According to Wikipedia, the plants in this family are grown around the tropics and in temperate areas, where those with edible fruits were among the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds. The Cucurbitaceae family ranks among the highest of plant families for number and percentage of species used as human food.