To extract the seeds, squeeze the surrounding pumpkin flesh between your fingers. The seeds should slip out easily.... More

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But what would a spiced latte be, really, without something sweet to nibble on? For that I recommend Harborside Bakery's Harvest Pumpkin Quick Bread Mix ($4.99), available at many Whole Foods Markets and other natural markets. More

Photograph by Wyscan on Flickr When I was young, and my dad and I would come back from the country weighed down with enough pumpkins to keep our New York apartment in a crowd of jack-o'-lanterns plus some, I used... More

When we paged through Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian earlier in the week, we knew we had to save this recipe for today. If you selected a pumpkin with eating in mind rather than carving, you should be... More