The favorite fall traditions of cooking and carving pumpkins yield more than pies and autumn décor. Those stringy globs of seeds inside are a healthful culinary treasure that shouldn’t go to waste.
Pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, are as delicious as any packaged nut if well-prepared, and they can be easily seasoned to your liking. So how do you like your pumpkin seeds: sweet, spicy or savory? Check out this article on
how to roast pumpkin seeds and find out! |
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 Pumpkin is not only good, it’s good for you! This delicious autumn delight is low in calories, high in beta-carotene and has a fair amount of potassium. So squash the thought of buying canned pumpkin this year and help your traditional autumn recipes sing with flavor:
Making fresh pumpkin puree is pretty straightforward. It can be substituted in recipes that call for winter squash or sweet potato, and it pairs nicely with many spices, including allspice, cinnamon, coriander, curry, nutmeg, saffron and sage. |
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It’s too late to grow this winter squash for this fall’s harvest, but if you find it at a pumpkin patch, all your squashy dreams might come true.
‘Fairytale’ is a beautiful pumpkin that makes for magical décor, as well as delicious baked goods. The medium-sized fruit has deeply lobed, rounded segments, and the sweet, bright-orange flesh is excellent for baking and cooking. Sow seeds directly into mounds of rich, light soil after the danger of frost has passed. ‘Fairytale’ should be ready for harvest (or turning into carriages) around 110 days after sowing. |
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