{"id":22873,"date":"2014-09-24T05:27:25","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T10:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=22873"},"modified":"2014-09-24T06:44:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:44:52","slug":"a-plethora-of-pumpkin-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=22873","title":{"rendered":"A Plethora of Pumpkin Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pumpkins\"Autumn is here (“here” being the northern hemisphere), which means an onslaught of Pumpkin Spice everything<\/em>. Things that have no business being pumpkin-spice are tarted up; if there was a pumpkin spice dog food I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised. (Edit: See also this<\/a>. Jesus wept.)<\/p>\n

The noble pumpkin is better than sweet one-note dishes. It’s a nutritious vegetable and is wonderful in all kinds of savory dishes. Here’s a roundup. (Note: Some of the recipes labeled as “vegetarian” call for chicken stock; just substitute vegetable broth. But you knew that.)<\/p>\n

Pumpkin is a great addition to chilis and stews<\/b>; you can add it as a puree to thicken the liquid and add creaminess, or cut it into cubes for texture and flavor.<\/p>\n

With meat:
\nPork and Pumpkin Chili<\/a>
\nTurkey Pumpkin Chili<\/a>
\nPumpkin & Beef Autumn Stew<\/a>
\nPork and Pumpkin Stew<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegetarian:
\nPumpkin Chili<\/a> (The Kitchn)
\nPumpkin Chili<\/a> (Julia’s Album)
\nMoroccan Pumpkin Stew<\/a><\/p>\n

Soups<\/b> are a very popular non-sweet way to use pumpkin.<\/p>\n

With meat:
\nCheesy Pumpkin Soup with Bacon and Crispy Shallots<\/a>
\nPumpkin and Pancetta Soup<\/a>
\nPumpkin Soup with Sausage<\/a>
\nPumpkin and Lobster Bisque<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegetarian:
\nPumpkin Soup with Ginger Cream<\/a>
\nPumpkin and Yellow Split Pea Soup<\/a>
\nCurry Pumpkin Soup<\/a>
\nRoasted Pumpkin Soup<\/a>
\nKabocha Pumpkin Hot Pot<\/a>
\nPumpkin and Chestnut Soup<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s also great in pasta<\/b>.<\/p>\n

With meat:
\nSausage and Pumpkin Pasta<\/a>
\nHealthy Bacon & Pumpkin Pasta<\/a> (although “bacon” and “healthy” should ideally never be used in the same sentence)
\nPasta Al Forno with Pumpkin and Pancetta<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegetarian:
\nCreamy Pumpkin Pasta<\/a>
\nPumpkin-Sage Cream Sauce<\/a>
\nOne-Pot Creamy Pumpkin Pasta<\/a>
\nPumpkin Mac and Cheese<\/a>
\nPumpkin Lasagna<\/a>
\nPumpkin Ravioli with Sage Butter<\/a><\/p>\n

And if you’re really hardcore, you can even make your own pumpkin pasta noodles:<\/p>\n

Homemade Pumpkin Pasta<\/a>
\nPumpkin Gnocchi<\/a><\/p>\n

Other main dishes<\/b>:<\/p>\n

With meat:
\nPumpkin Chicken Enchiladas<\/a>
\nPumpkin Shrimp Curry<\/a>
\nPumpkin Tortilla Casserole with Chicken<\/a>
\nSmoky Braised Mexican Pumpkin<\/a>
\nChicken, Pumpkin, and Sage Pies<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegetarian:
\nPumpkin Quesadillas<\/a>
\nEggplant Pumpkin Peanut Curry<\/a> (omit the fish sauce)
\nPumpkin Enchiladas<\/a>
\nRoast Pumpkin with Cheese “Fondue”<\/a><\/p>\n

A few side dishes<\/b>:
\nRoasted Squash with Rajas, Cumin, and Crema<\/a>
\nPumpkin Gratin<\/a>
\nRoasted Pumpkin with Shallots<\/a>
\nGinger Roasted Pumpkin + Quinoa Salad<\/a><\/p>\n

Some breads<\/b>:
\nPumpkin Cheese Scones<\/a>
\nSavory Kale and Pumpkin Scones<\/a>
\nSavory Pumpkin Bread<\/a>
\nPumpkin Rosemary Bread<\/a>
\nPumpkin Biscuits<\/a> (note that “biscuit” is used in the American sense, we call those other biscuits “cookies”)
\nSavory Parmesan Crusted Pumpkin Biscuits<\/a>
\nPumpkin Sage Biscuits<\/a><\/p>\n

And some other interesting uncategorized<\/b> stuff:
\nSavory Pumpkin Dip<\/a> (My Whole Food Life)
\nSavory Pumpkin Dip<\/a> (Gimme Some Oven)
\nPumpkin Pesto<\/a>
\nMexican Pumpkin Punch<\/a>
\nPumpkin Latkes<\/a>
\nPumpkin Fritters<\/a><\/p>\n

:::whew::: That’s a lotta pumpkin.<\/p>\n

p.s. – If you simply can’t do without your sweet pumpkin spice fix, check out this knockoff pumpkin spice latte<\/a> and these pumpkin spice truffles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Autumn is here (“here” being the northern hemisphere), which means an onslaught of Pumpkin Spice everything. Things that have no business being pumpkin-spice are tarted up; if there was a pumpkin spice dog food I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised. (Edit: See also this. Jesus wept.) The noble pumpkin is better than sweet one-note […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22873"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23152,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22873\/revisions\/23152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}