Рецепт Roasted Butternut Squash with Fresh Figs

By far, the months of August and September are my favorite when it comes to the beautiful variety of produce, both local and imported,  available at farmers markets and grocery stores here. Currently, I can find at least three varieties of figs at my local grocery store, and I am eating them pretty much every day. In smoothies, in salads, grilled and topped with creamy mascarpone, as a snack, you name it. Over thirty years ago when I was growing up in the Caribbean, figs were unavailable there but I have been curious about them, having seen them in numerous recipe books; they looked so luscious and exotic. Thankfully, they have lived up to my expectations when I finally did get to taste them for the first time, and I have been hooked ever…