It's exciting when an unfamiliar fruit or vegetable appears at fall markets. Even among the kaleidoscope of late-season winter squashes, the bulbous-bottomed, crook-necked cushaw stands out, ...

While they can be—and are—eaten immature as an early summer squash delicacy, the fruits take all season to fill out and ripen fully, and are typically harvested in early fall. They appear for sale ...

"My husband's mother was from Napoleonville. She would cook cushaw like a sweet potato dish during the holidays." Gary Nabhan, the director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern ...

Q. For as long as I can remember, my family has enjoyed baked cushaw at Thanksgiving. It is a crook-necked squash that tastes better than pumpkin when cooked correctly. Cushaw is difficult to find, ...

Cushaw pie is a tasty, creamy and mild alternative to pumpkin. Cushaws store well into the winter and are available at farmers’ markets, farm shops and some groceries like Good Foods Co-op. Kevin ...

Cushaw, the striped crooked neck pumpkin, is commonplace along the highways of Louisiana. Although this pumpkin is normally peeled, boiled and cooked casserole-style with brown sugar for the holiday ...

To cook the cushaw: Trim stem and blossom end of the squash, and cut into large chunks. Scrape out the seeds and discard (or keep for later toasting). Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large roasting pan ...

An old-time pumpkin, the cushaw, gets its own festival this coming weekend. (The NOLA.com / Times-Picayune archive) On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20, two new family-friendly events honoring local produce ...