Jumpin' pumpkins

If you are the sort of cook who spends an evening each year carving a spooky face out of a large pumpkin, and who reckons there…

If you are the sort of cook who spends an evening each year carving a spooky face out of a large pumpkin, and who reckons there must be more to pumpkins than that, then do grab hold of a copy of Janet MacDonald's Pumpkins and Squashes - Recipes, Propagation and Decoration, a fine book packed with good food ideas that will make the very most of these underrated vegetables.

Janet MacDonald's Pumpkins and Squashes - Recipes, Propagation and Decoration is published by Grub Street, price £17.99

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