PERU – Most people use gourds for fall decorations or crafting. Not Ron Luginbill. Give the 72-year-old Peru resident a gourd, and a few weeks later, he'll have turned it into an exquisitely crafted, ...

The 50 or so members of the Old Pueblo Gourd Patch don't reserve carving a hard-skinned vegetable for the Halloween season. These folks carve, paint and decorate gourds all year round, selling them at ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- She's known as The Gourd Lady and, no, she doesn't don a costume made of dried fruit -- although she did wear a costume when she gave living history seminars at Missouri Town.

Pointed gourd, or parwal, is a versatile vegetable that can be used in a number of street breakfast dishes across India ...

When the locals leave their homes to work in nearby tea plantations in Nandi, Sally Lagat sits outside her house where she meticulously decorates calabashes every day. For her passionate dedication ...

Bharwa Karela Recipe: Most offices are closed on Saturday. Holidays can also be called days of requests. People enjoying their holidays at home request their favorite dishes. A hot and tasty lunch or ...

A simple yet flavorful way to enjoy ridge gourd is by stir-frying it with black pepper. Slice the ridge gourd into thin strips and saute it with onions and garlic. Add a pinch of black pepper for ...