Invisapeeps 2.0

In the past, we've roasted the seeds. Carving pumpkins were bred to be big, not to be tasty. So if you want a good eating pumpking, you're better off with a pie pumpkin.

I made a black-bean pumpkin soup. To be honest, I didn't care for it, but I don't much like pumpkin. It got a lot of rave reviews. Don't have the specific recipe, but you get lots of hits from Google.

I LOVE this soup:
kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2011/01/sweet-potato-soup-with-quinoa-coconut.html

I have used both sweet potato and butternut squash, but some reviewers mentioned using pumpkin and liking it.

Something else I liked a lot was a stuffed acorn squash. You brown up some ground beef and some onion and seasonings, cooking some rice, stuff the acorn squash and bake. It would probably be yummy in a small pumpkin as well.

Pumpkin is also good for dogs.

The stuffed acorn squash was very good. It wasn't difficult although it does take a while. and it re-heats well.

Here's a thread on Low Carb Friends about a pumpkin cake.

www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/low-carb-recipe-help-suggestions/730420-recipe-review-pumpkin-bean-cake.html

I used this as the basis for my recipe for cheesy bean bread. Not sure if you're doing low carb.

Something else I did that was yummy was a pumpkin roll up. I don't have the specific recipe, but you can google. You bake a thin pumpkin cake. The texture is similar to a pancake. You make a frosting with cream cheese, then you spread it on the cake and roll the cake.

I made grilled okra a few weeks ago. It was great! I had never made it before, so I only made a small amount. We were having dinner guests, and I put 1 okra on each plate and told them, "This is a new recipe. If you don't like it, that's fine!" We gobbled them down like popcorn.

Des sounds good, how is your pumpkin different than ours?

Ophelia normally I do not care for okra, but grilled maybe, how do you prep it to grill?

I also found a pic of dulce de calabaza

 

And a bug with the site lol.

I you try to use the Advance Editor button right after posting with the Advance Editor you end up with your previous post on the screen.

Grilled Okra inspiring recipe here:

www.southernliving.com/food/10-best-okra-recipes/classic-okra-recipe-peppery-grilled-okra-with-lemon-basil-sauce

I didn't have any yogurt, so I didn't do the sauce, but I bet it would be fabulous! I just tossed the okra (whole, no chopping!) in veggie oil (not olive, it burns too easily), salt, pepper and a squirt of lemon juice. Skewer and grill for about 3 minutes per side, until tender.

I would wager the ugly pumpkins are much tastier than the pretty orange pumpkins.