With tan, green, and yellow skin that yields to bright orange insides, winter squash provide a cold-weather splash of color at farmers' market. Though they're closely related to melons and (of course) summer squash, winter squash have unique characteristics -- their tough skin, delicious seeds, and sweet flesh make them kitchen staples from the beginning of autumn until spring.

Healthy and indulgent salads. Don't believe it? Read on. 

Jenny loves salad, but not necessarily virtue.

As the first pangs of hunger for that glorious Thanksgiving feast begin to settle in, so too does a longing for some preemptive super-healthy meals.

We're officially heading in a winterly direction and that means it's time to crank up the oven and get roasting.