Plump orange pumpkins, piled high at the market, are just the kind of thing I want to cook right now. Happily, as well as being delicious and versatile, they’re also rich in antioxidant vitamins A and C. Pumpkin and butternut are the best known squashes, but their nobbly, stripy or green cousins also make very good eating if you’re lucky enough to find them.
Pumpkin – too good for just jack-o’-lanterns
MEXICAN SQUASH SALAD