This butternut squash and chayote soup is everything I enjoy about homemade soups: rich, flavorful and incredibly easy to prepare. The thought of drinking a bowl of warm soup is so comforting – ...

This type of squash resembles a light-green, wrinkled version of an avocado pear. It is widely used in Central American and Asian cooking. Chef Spike Mendelsohn finds it crisp and refreshing, "like a ...