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happy thanksgiving everyone ! hope i'm not too late.

Originally Posted by Verencat

Pumpkin Pie is a gift from the Gods!

i had pumpkin pie when i visited my cousins in canada, it was sooo delicious ! in toronto we bought some in a bakery, and in edmonton we saw giant pumpkins at the grocery store one day and couldn't resist, so we bought one and were adventurous enough to make it ourself.

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Weird, strange gods that think that pumpkin is a sweet rather than something that should be chopped into large chunks and roasted alongside a nice, big leg of lamb, or turned into soup.

i like it that way too. (but without the leg of lamb, obviously).

Originally Posted by Verencat

I think it's lovely to have Gods that go both ways...

so do i. i think i could probably eat an entire meal of only pumpkin dishes, i love it so much : pumpkin soupe, pumpkin purée, roast pumpkin, pumpkin bread, and to finish pumpkin pie with pumpkin ice cream... did i miss anything in there ?

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Now I'm hungry.

me too.

Originally Posted by columbus

Here in Spain rather than make the pumpkin in a pastry case, it is split it in two (dish shapes) skin on, de seeded and roast in a hot oven until the top is dark golden brown. It is eaten cold as a desert and is fantastic.

i've never tried it that way as a desert ; but i make it that way with garlic for dinner sometimes. i will have to try it cold and sweet next time.

Originally Posted by Verencat

That's how I do my Butternut Squash purée. The trick to make it absolutely fantastic: rub all skinless surface with a clove of garlic before you put the squash (or pumpkin) in the oven, and put a couple cloves in each cavity left by the seeds. I can eat that for evey meal of the day, cold or warm.

i love pumpkin cooked that way. cat, what is butternut squash in french ? so i can see if i can find some here ? and when is the season to buy it ?

(on my list for tomorrow's shopping : pumpkin.)