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“The Compleat Squash” (that’s how it’s spelled) by Amy Goldman, an expert on and grower of nany varieties of squash, including heirlooms. Her website is rareforms.com She has a new book on heirloom...

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I’m not sure...a summer squash that large MIGHT be fairly hard just because its skin is correspondingly thick – but not pumpkin-hard. www.rareforms.com is the website for grower/author/artist Amy Goldman. One of her...

to grow Winter Luxury Pie next year and try making a pie with it. Btw, Amy Goldman has a book called The Compleat Squash with gorgeous pictures of squashes by Victor Schrager. She drives me crazy by describing all of the...

The Swedish place across the street isn’t bad, either, but not as good as Financier. Also there’s a carryout soup and sandwich place around the corner from Stone Street on a little square on Water Street in the shadow...

A book of interest for lovers of the Cucurbitaceae family is The Compleat Squash, by Amy Goldman (she also has books on melons and tomatoes). She is an expert in the history, cultivation, and cooking of heirloom varieties. I...

Deenso, I’d recommend Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking. Marcy is based in Montreal, and this first book of hers is great. I believe she has another book coming out soon. http

A top-notch kosher bakery like Goldman’s, Pariser’s or Sion’s Suburban Almond Smash & Golden Ginger Ale A hometown candy shop like Rheb’s or Wockenfus Polock Johnny’s High quality sausage shop like Binkert’s or Ostrowski’s

I love to bake as well and I am always asked to bring a baked good to gatherings. I find my best, never fail, recipes from Marcy Goldman's cookbooks and website. I can eat her version of coffeecake anytime. Passover is not the...

For Passover desserts and other KFP baked goods, check out “A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking” by Marcy Goldman. It has the widest range of Passover cakes, cookies, snacks, etc. I’ve seen, and everything...

I make that kind, based on a Marcy Goldman recipe. It’s like a sweeter, richer challah dough. I made those, plus my first batch of the cookie kind, this year. I definitely prefer the yeast dough, esp. because I can have...

Here are a couple of places I go for breakfast around Scottsdale: US Egg. I like the protein pancakes. The place is managed like a well-oiled machine. Some menu items could be mediocre. Goldman's Best Cooking. $10 may seem pricey...