Marilyn Alice TuckmanSince she was a girl in a suburban 4-H club, Marilyn Alice Tuckman has collected recipes many of which are pumpkin recipes. She feels that nature is truly mystical and that pumpkins, especially, have a vitality that sparks imagination. By combining hr food-tasting sensory work of over twenty years with her love of pumpkins, and using the morning sunshine that streams into her kitchen to photograph the pumpkin in so many expressive ways, she has experienced the pleasure of joyfully constructing this book. She hopes that the vitality and beauty of pumpkins nourish and inspire all who encounter For the Love of Pumpkins (a cookbook). Tuckman is a sensory food taster for a large international company and a former quality control and laboratory technician for a major bakery and a condiment manufacturer. She lives with her husband, Jeff, in Elk Grove, Ill. They share their home with a black-and-white cat named Stach. Read More Read Less