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The Crisper Whisperer: Go Stuff a Squash, Why Don't You

Let me begin by saying this: If you're a squash, you'd better start sleeping with one eye open. And if you wake up in the morning full of savory, custardy bread cubes or currant-studded farro, don't say you weren't warned. People don't stuff squash as often as they should. But that's about to change. Do you have a favorite stuffed squash recipe?

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11 Comments | Posted by Carolyn Cope, November 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Tagged: Crisper Whisperer, fall, squash, stuffed squash, stuffing, winter squash

Market Scene: Squash, Sugar Plums, Apples, and Pears in Southern California

Note: On Mondays, one of our various Market Scene correspondents checks in with what's fresh at farmstands, what's coming up, and what you better get while the gettin's good. This week, we hear from SoCal correspondent Leah Greenstein of SpicySaltySweet. Take us to the market, Leah! Carnival Squash at McGrath Family Farms. [Photographs: Leah Greenstein] I'm tired of tomatoes. There. I said it. After two months straight gorging myself on Early Girls and Purple Cherokees, Green Zebras and Sun Golds, I think I've finally had enough tangy-sweet-tomato-goodness to last me until next summer—or at least until January, when I break into my stash of homemade canned heirloom tomatoes for lasagnas and stews. Fortunately, the Los Angeles farmers' markets (and Southern...

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1 Comment | Posted by Leah Greenstein, October 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Tagged: apples, Asian pears, fall, farmers' markets, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Market Scene, pears, Santa Monica, shelling beans, sugar plums, winter squash