{"id":10,"date":"2026-10-03T03:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/winter-squash-how-to-store-it-and-four-ways-to-cook-it\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T03:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:47:40","slug":"winter-squash-how-to-store-it-and-four-ways-to-cook-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/winter-squash-how-to-store-it-and-four-ways-to-cook-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter squash: how to store it and four ways to cook it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winter squash such as butternut and kabocha is cured after harvest so the skin hardens. That is what lets it keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep whole squash at room temperature, out of direct sun, with space around each one.<\/li>\n\n<li>Check now and then for soft spots and use any marked squash first.<\/li>\n\n<li>Once cut, wrap the cut side and keep it in the fridge for a few days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four easy ways to cook it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Roasted:<\/strong> cut into wedges, toss in oil and salt, and roast until soft and browned at the edges.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Soup:<\/strong> soften onion, add roasted squash and stock, and blend.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Mash:<\/strong> steam and mash with butter and black pepper.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>In a salad:<\/strong> roasted cubes with leaves, seeds and a sharp dressing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seeds can be rinsed, dried and roasted with a little salt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squash keeps for weeks if you treat it well. Here is how to store it and some easy ways to use it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-harvesta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}