Darina Allen: how to use up your autumn pumpkins and squash

"The ingredient that keeps on giving, long after the ghouls and ghosts are forgotten."

Some of Darina Allen's recipes for pumpkin and squash.

For the past few weeks, the table in the hall at the Ballymaloe Cookery School has been piled high with pumpkins and squash. At least 15 different varieties…

Pumpkin varieties: