Look for seeds. Smaller squash, ... Once vinaigrette is made, mix it with drained cucuzza squash and let them marinate together for 10 minutes and then toss in the remaining ingredient.

Cucuzza is originally from Sicily and Southern Italy. It is not a squash but a slender thin-skinned gourd. It grows well in the heat and was grown by Thomas Jefferson in Montpellier.

Sometimes, I try new ways to cook familiar favorites. Other times, I try to make a familiar favorite out of a new ingredient. This week, I thought I’d try my hand at cucuzza, often called ...

Cucuzza hold edible seeds. The squash can be stored in a cool, dark place for a few months, although they may develop brown freckles. What can you make with them?

In the season when super-sized zucchinis stage takeovers in backyard gardens around the state, Ben Longo's squashes are in a plot of their own. There's the tasty ones, used for soups and sautees ...

Back in 2014 I wrote two articles here about the Italian cucuzza squash. As a quick recap, I had received a few tiny, leftover cucuzza squash seedling starts from a colleague who got them from his ...

1. Heat oven to 420 F. Peel and remove the seeds from the squash. Cut into ½-inch cubes. 2. Brown sausage in a Dutch oven or heavy, deep skillet until done. Remove from heat, drain and set aside ...

I recently started my seeds – tomatoes, cucuzza squash, climbing zucchini, golden beets, Florida cranberries, nasturtiums, zinnias, edelweiss, various herbs and Roma beans. They barely fit on my… ...