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Our site has its fair share of butternut squash recipes, most of which take place in the oven or on the stove. With months of cold weather coming up, any snappy, crunchy vegetable is a ripe way to sidestep the annual, inevitable roasted vegetable fatigue. Think of butternut like a carrot, but better, with a creamy, buttery flavor and happy-go-lucky color.

Don't Roast That Butternut Squash. Make This Crunchy Salad Instead. This week's Big Little Recipe is a few-ingredient, repeat-worthy salad—co-starring feta, dates, and chile.

This week’s Tasting Notes is a study in shades of October: caramelized squash, candlelit tables, saturated interiors, and the last of the season’s flowers.

Fall house: A butter-yellow house surrounded by peak fall color. Via .

Squash season: Butternut squash roasted until deeply golden and caramelized at the edges. Via .

Vineyard supper: A table for two set between the vines at dusk. Via .

Deep red: A kitchen that commits fully to red. Via .

Chestnut and mascarpone: Chestnut and mascarpone panna cotta with a glossy chestnut on top. Via .

Windowsill flowers: An unruly arrangement of delicate flowers and winding stems. Via .

Barn dinner: Dinner by candlelight, tucked inside an open barn in the Hudson Valley—exactly where we want to be this autumn. Via .

Patchwork light: A patchwork curtain turning the window into a grid of soft autumn color. Via .sigg.

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Sweet potatoes and peanut butter make an unexpectedly good pair in this warm salad. Dates bring a little sweetness, while ginger, cinnamon, cumin, and lemon keep things savory and bright. Finish it with chopped radicchio for a peppery bite and some crunch.

Spiced Peanut Sweet Potato Salad, from Deliciously Ella Food52 Site.

Normally you may think of pumpkin as an ingredient for sweet desserts, but there are so many savory pumpkin recipes that make use of fall’s favorite gourd, too. Think soup and stews, baked cheesy pasta, and basic roast side dishes. Get to know 20 of our most savory pumpkin recipes. Then try them yourself!

20 Best Savory Pumpkin Recipes for Dinner Save room for dessert, though.

A simple monkey bread that uses the tangzhong method (incorporating a roux) to make a softer, fluffier, and longer lasting vegan brioche with lots of oat-y flavor.

Toasted Oat Caramel Monkey Bread (Vegan) Food52 Site.

Pears have just as much to offer as apples. They're subtly sweet, come in many varietals, and have a giving texture. Pears deserve their 15 minutes this fall. Here are 16 sweet recipes to place them squarely in the spotlight.

16 Pear Desserts Ripe for Autumn Apples aren't the only fall fruit you should be baking with.

A few tricks make these brussels sprouts especially delicious: starting with a rocket hot sheet pan so the bacon and sprouts cook at the same rate and get ultra crispy; and coating the cooked sprouts with balsamic-cranberry glaze.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon & Balsamic-Cranberry Glaze Food52 Site.

We don't know many people who would turn down a potato gratin, do you? What we love about this dish, other than its near universal appeal, is how deceptively simple it is to make relative to its beauty. Plus, you can probably make it with what you have in your fridge and pantry right now.

Autumn Root Vegetable Gratin with Herbs and Cheese Warm from the oven, this autumn root vegetable gratin is a hearty serving of happiness.