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“The dumbest thing I’d ever heard,” Geddes said Monday. “You use up a large portion of your garden that will produce a fruit that you can’t eat. I figured I’d stick with my tomatoes, squash and peppers.”

It’s a scene familiar to fans of Cafe Bink, a quiet neighborhood joint with a large patio, limited seating indoors and a chatty, laid-back crowd at the bar. From the look of the place, Confluence could just as easily be selling roast chicken, spaghetti marinara or steak frites.

The largest pumpkin ever grown in North America, on display at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx.

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With a crackly outer dark chocolate shell and a smooth sunflower butter center, these truffles are as rich as anything Godiva can come up with but have a leg up for being vegan and Paleo-friendly. Don’t expect them to last long.

I bought a 20-pound sack of sunflower seeds that I feed to the squirrels. I didn’t have room for it yet in the secure metal drum that I store it in, so I put it in the garage until there was room.

He says he hasn’t incorporated a lot of pumpkin into his fall menu because of its current over-popularity.

However, this treatment should be discouraged if the user has a history of kidney stones or if he’s diabetic.

Roasted peach with cocoa, Epoisses, mint, pecans and honey at Confluence. (Photo: Dominic Armato/The Republic)

For an easy quick-pickle rind, check out the recipe that follows. Courtesy of Brine Street Picklery, the recipe calls for a mixture of vinegar, sugar and spices that’s used to soak and soften the rind. What results is a slightly tangy and sweet pickle that resembles the flavor of a classic bread-and-butter-style pickle, with small hints of clove and ginger.

These tasty seeds are a staple snack for long car drives, baseball players, or (if you’re a sci-fi fan) Agent Fox Mulder from The X-Files! The sunflower plant was cultivated by Native American tribes around 3000 BC, and the seeds and oil were used for a variety of purposes, both culinary and medicinally. It was later introduced to Europe, most likely by Spaniards, and became popular for the oil that was extracted from the seeds and was relatively stable compared to other cooking oils. Sunflower seeds, besides being fun (or perhaps frustrating!) to crack, are an excellent source of vitamin E, a fat-soluble antioxidant. Just a quarter-cup of sunflower seeds contains about 80% of the DRA of vitamin E, as well as a hefty dose of healthy fats and fiber.