As September approaches, the first signs of fall show themselves in the cooler temperatures, blossoming goldenrods, and in varieties of winter squash, figs, pawpaws, and Asian pears at area farmers markets.
If this cooler weather has you calling in fall, find all sorts of late summer and fall produce to honor the shifting seasons in your meals.
What’s more quintessential late summer than the first winter squash varieties? While laying in fields and growing all summer, their prize rewards us in delicious diversity, incredible storage potential, and a robust history rooted in North America and Indigenous culture. While the famous and place-based North Georgia Candy Roaster hasn’t arrived quite yet, find butternut, kabocha, spaghetti, and delicata squash from vendors like Sleight Family Farm (North Asheville Tailgate Market), Flying Cloud Farm (North Asheville and River Arts District markets). If you’re not feeling soup season just yet, add some cubed and roasted butternut squash to a fresh salad or transform a spaghetti squash into fritters or a gluten-free pasta dish…