Here’s a look at what’s cooking for this week's Spokesman-Review Food section:

• Sylvia Fountaine of Feast Catering and the Feasting at Home blog writes this month's Seasonal Kitchen column in praise of potatoes. Get a sneak peek on her blog, where Healthy Luscious Potato Leek Soup is already posted.
• Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Latte has some 95,000 followers on Twitter. But the super-popular syrup has no actual pumpkin in it. Making your own at home ­ – with real pumpkin puree – is easy. Look for a recipe adapted from The Messy Baker blog.

Plus, there’s the regular Fresh Sheet feature and more.

Cheers!