sweetbutch

Fresh Pumpkin Ala Kazaam

Peel and cube small fresh pumpkin (I am using a Sugar Baby because it came on to me)

Heat olive oil and garlic in a pan

Saute pumpkin

Toss in nice amount of kosher or sea salt

Then some of the hairy part of fennel root, and a little of the stalks too

Let cook covered for a few minutes

Taste it now--too hard? You may choose to finish it with rice wine and water


I watched a friend make it, so I am incorporating this great North American squash into the dinner along with



Turkey
Stuffing
Mash spuds
Gravy
Green beans & bacon
Sweet potatoes with marshmallows (I wont eat that, but it appears to be a necessity for certain family members)
Pumpkin ala kazaam
Beet greens sauted
Kale with onions and red pepper

Dessert:
Apple cake with caramel
Berries cobbler ala mode (the Northern California mode requires Soy Dream as an option)



lunch will include pumpkin custard (pie, no shell, served with fresh whipped cream and sugar glass--a transparent confection made of sugar plus water plus heat)

i love pumpkin more than the rest of my clan

so they can eat it!!





I will be with family, best friend's family, and then a bunch of neighbors for evening charades etc

Where will you be

And what might you be giving thanks for?


Me--I got beautiful healthy kids, and that is a lot to be thankful for!