From how to pick, to the best way to cut, and even recipes to cook, Marci Sharif, the Author of Nourishing Your Whole Self - A Cookbook with Feelings has us covered with some squash 101.

There is no reason to cut spaghetti squash in half before cooking it. When you bake it whole, the squash is tender and juicy and the skin becomes so soft that you can cut in half with a dinner knife.

But this recipe called for cutting a raw spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and filling the cavities with cider before baking.