Pumpkin Season

[TeeDee]

20+ Ways to Preserve Pumpkin and Winter Squash

Preserve pumpkin and winter squash in various ways, from freezing to canning, and enjoy their rich flavors throughout the year. Explore methods to store these seasonal favorites.

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[TeeDee]

So been busy again. I give you - ( Its in its experimental phase... )

Pumpkin Shakshuka with Quail Eggs.

Pumpkin accompanied by a whole red onion, little sweet potato , red pepper ( all sweated down ) seasoned with Baharat & Zaatar, lots of black pepper. Topped off with Three quail eggs and finely diced toasted pumpkin seeds.
Drizzled with a little creme fraiche and Lemon vinegar thing I made along with beads of Olive oil to give some glisten and life back to the dish.








I like Shakshuka but can find the acidic nature of Tomatoes as too much sometimes - So remove the Tomatoes and replace with Pumpkin.

 

[TeeDee]

I don't do Pastry... But i do 'do' Pie.


Pumpkin pie with Caramel , Dark sticky glazed walnuts ( because we all love sticky nuts.. ) and a Fig & Cream to dress.

 

[TeeDee]

Pumpkin & Oat flour bread with lardons baked in.

 

[TeeDee]

Pumpkin head Stew - Bacon & blood black pudding sausages cooked in the pumpkin head along with onion,apple & pepper. Served with the pumpkin flesh alongside scooped out after cooking.

Side serving of Sweet chestnut Mash made from foraged nuts.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

What a smorgasbord. You are very lucky to have such plump nuts sir! They are skinny little things up in this region!

I had to double take in the first photo, I thought you had plated up a sea urchin.

 

[TeeDee]

What a smorgasbord. You are very lucky to have such plump nuts sir! They are skinny little things up in this region!

Thats what she said.....


Indeed Chestnuts do look like Sea-Urchins and I think are handled in the same way - big cloth in left hand , shucking knife in right hand - shuck away!

 

[bobnewboy]

Thats what she said.....


Indeed Chestnuts do look like Sea-Urchins and I think are handled in the same way - big cloth in left hand , shucking knife in right hand - shuck away!

I just gently roll the sole of my boot over them, and pick up what I want

 

[Robson Valley]

Gloves and a propane bottle torch for Prickly Pear Cactus fruits here. The barbed prickles are finer than cat hair. Even from the store, I torch them again. A bunch of those in your hands will spoil more than just a day.

Part of the deal here is to find the high-sugar pumpkin variety which is intended for pies and other eats. Big difference between those and the ones for Halloween carvings.

I buy canned pumpkin pure', never the canned and ugly-seasoned pumpkin pie filling.

Look in a serious seed catalog for what you might find.

 

[TeeDee]

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