Pumpkin Recipes

[GrayMatterWife]

Hehe...the Kroger at Mockingbird and Greenville has a very nice selection

STOP STOP STOP!!! Don't you see my tears!? You guys are breaking my heart and making me so homesick! I used to shop there all the time!

**SOB SOB SOB**

[MarissaNicole]

I can't seem to find canned pumpkin. Boo.

[ides]

I made fresh pumkin puree yesterday and it wasn't hard. Just cut, cleaned, baked, scooped and blended. I cleaned the seeds and roasted them too. Super yummy. I made some muffins this morning and plan on making cookies or bread later today or tomorrow. I couldn't find canned pumpkin for months and months. The draught is over though. I hope you find some soon!

[diggitydot]

I've been having a really hard time finding pumpkin, too. Boo!

[MarissaNicole]

I JUST found some at Walmart (not a superwalmart, just a regular one) and it was at the end of an aisle. They only had the big cans, but I was so excited to find it I bought two!

[SoonerTexan]

I've been having a really hard time finding pumpkin, too. Boo!

World Market has the organic stuff. If you have a Sprouts or Newflower Market nearby, they have some too.

[oceanchild]

Our garden had a poor showing this year, so instead of the close to twenty pumpkins we grew last year, this year we had two. They were small but just turning a lovely shade of orange. Then last weekend they were gone! Some punk actually entered our back yard (there's a chain link fence that opens to an alley) and cut off our only two pumpkins! So disappointing. I, too, have to search them out at the grocery store.

[scrub-jay]

Our garden had a poor showing this year, so instead of the close to twenty pumpkins we grew last year, this year we had two. They were small but just turning a lovely shade of orange. Then last weekend they were gone! Some punk actually entered our back yard (there's a chain link fence that opens to an alley) and cut off our only two pumpkins! So disappointing. I, too, have to search them out at the grocery store.

WTH?!?! I am pissed for/with you. DH agrees. If you ever find out who it was... grr.

[SoonerTexan]

WTH?!?! I am pissed for/with you. DH agrees. If you ever find out who it was... grr.

Ditto! I'm also peeved at the squirrel who decided to snack on mine out front

[oceanchild]

Ugh, squirrels... such a hassle. Also neighbors, apparently. I was dead set against an ugly privacy fence, but I'm starting to rethink my position.

[HouseofWool]

For those suffering a pumpkin draught, a butternut squash makes a reasonable substitute.

Oh my goodness, I just typed this all out and lost it... Aarrgghh... But here it is, again.
This is the first thing that I ever cooked for my husband and he loved it!

Pumpkin Sausage Pasta
1 lb penne pasta
* cook, drain and set aside
1 lb Italian sausage
* brown in a frying pan, when done remove and set aside. Drain fat from pan and put pan back on stove.
1 med onion
4 cloves garlic

Okay.... So I am officially technologically challenged...
1 med onion
4 cloves garlic
* add to pan and saute until soft (3-5 minutes)
1 bay leaf
2 tblspns fresh sage (I've used dry, just use less)
1 cup dry white wine or broth
* Add and cook until 1/2 the liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes
1 cup broth
1 cup pumpkin OR other winter squash cooked and pureed
* Mix in. Continue stirring until sauce starts to bubble. Add sausage and reduce heat.
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/8 tspn grnd cinnamon
1/2 tspn grnd nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
* Stir in milk. Add seasonings and simmer for 5-10 minutes to thicken. Remove bay leaf. Pour sauce over cooked pasta and heat through on stove top about 1 minute. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top. Yum!
I have used regular milk and it works fine, just reduce the amount.

[bokelley]

Oh GrayMatterWife, that books sounds great! We need a reason to meet up anyways!

[MarissaNicole]

Pumpkin Cream Pie

So my Mom always makes pumpkin cream pie and I love it, but I never thought of making just the filling until the recipe or something similar was given out at weight watchers this week. SO GOOD!

Make 1 package of instant pudding as usual (vanilla, butterscotch or even cheesecake)
Mix in:
1/2 cup pumpkin
1/2 tsp pumkin pie spice
1/2 cup cool whip

(Fold in the cool whip last)

For Pie: Double the above recipe and pour into pie crust and top with cool whip!

Its low-cal if you make it with sugar free fat free pudding and low fat milk and still tastes amazing.