update - went out looking for pumpkins and could only find butternut squash on offer, so its in baking ready for some soup for dinner. Anyone have any other varieties growing? Particularly, spaghetti squash?
@Philip - lol, good point. i keep forgetting about the ki ora OJ over here ! For others not in the know ...... Kia Ora, is an NZ Maori term. It is used in a similar way as in the UK we use the word cheers. Kia Ora can mean; hello, goodbye, good luck etc. it is also used when in agreement with something someone has said And yes, you really must give pumpkin a go, Philip, especially if you ...
After a delicious pumpkin soup at the Dawlish Feast event last weekend, I thought an article and a few recipes on pumpkin was overdue If you have never tried pumpkin before, I do hope you will try these recipes and enjoy. They are a delicious 'vegetable' and with my tips very easy to prepare and pointers on how to store them, and get the best out of them update - went out looking for ...
Looking forward to maybe doing a cooking demo or two sometime in conjunction with you guys! :-)
Back again YAY !!
Pumpkin ...... which after all my time in the US & NZ is a firm favourite with me too. Pity I couldnt try it :-( I find it strange pumpkin is not much used over here. Hmmm ..... I feel an article coming on (=[;-D
Well I met lots of nice people, made valuable contacts and my good lady had some DELICIOUS soup!! My apologies Lynne for not eating myself, nothing personal but after a migraine attack I just cannot bare to eat.
@neilh - 105 to 107c. had to chuckle reading your inquiry, i was going to put that in the recipe, then thought "nah, cos everyone will ask how to test if they don't have a thermometer" ;-)
@neilh - a few recipes as promised ! funny you should mention sloe gin in the other discussion thread a few minutes ago, as I have supplied a recipe for crabapple schnapps / infused vodka ;-D anyway, hope they are of use to you, and if you have any spare crabapples, you know who will trade them for a few recipes http://www.dawlish.com/article/details/154 (=[;-D
@neilh - i have a few, not many but i will post them as i get the time over the weekend. in the meantime you can make crabapple cheese & butter with them (as per my blackberry recipes)