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Delicata squash makes a whole meal when stuffed with spicy black beans and saffron rice. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Peek at my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Delicata Squash Delicata squash grow easily and I harvested about 2 dozen of them a few weeks ago. Although I usually just roast them with rosemary  , lately I've been stuffing them with various things. Since Doug loves black beans, for lunch today I baked the delicata squash, made some saffron rice in my rice maker, heated up a can of spicy black beans with some fresh red bell peppers from my garden, and voila - a yummy, meat-free meal!  Black beans are a great source of high quality protein, folate, thiamin and fiber.  Here's the recipe!                      *                               *                 ...

Delicata squash are easy to prepare since you can eat the skin. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Delicata Squash I wasn't very familiar with this winter squash until my friend Pam told me it was one of her favorites. So when I saw it in the nursery this summer, I decided to plant some.  I'm glad I did because, after tasting it, I decided that it's one of my favorites too! One of the reasons I immediately fell in love with this squash is because it has a delicate rind, hence the name  delicata. This not only means that it's easier to cut, but it doesn't need to be peeled, much like a  kombocha squash. Anyone who has wrestled with trying to cut pumpkins, butternut and spaghetti squash knows what I'm talking about. Like other winter squash, delicata is a great source of carotenoids such as alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. It's high in vitamin A and C as well as B vitamins (except for B12) and minerals such as mangane...