That's a lot of pumpkin!

Posted by Rosie

Yesterday, when I went to check on the stored pumpkins, I noticed that the very top of the 2 rather large green pumpkins were starting to go soft - time to get cooking or lose them. So I bought in the smaller of the two and have been busy cooking today. So far I have made a large batch of pumpkin cookies (ably assisted by Ben) and a vast vat pumpkin soup (nice and warming for lunch) plus we had roasted pumpkin with dinner last night. That only only used up just over half of this 10Kg monster and I still have the rest PLUS the other LARGER one to go. Luckily we all like pumpkin.

Tomorrow I'll make some filo pumpkin parcels and I have a lovely recipe for pumpkin and sweet potato stew. I have also found, once cooked and mashed, it freezes, which is just as well bearing in mind how much I have. That said there will be no more coming out of the garden for many months so a stash in the freezer won't get wasted. And the pigs are happy - they get the skin and seeds which they love.

So - how do you like your pumpkin? All recipe ideas greatfully recieved.