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[cat19]

Pumpkins.  Because I am so beyond ready for pumpkin season. 

[muppetinma]

It's July! Enjoy your corn on the cob and s'mores before they're gone!

[TrudyCampbell]

Too soon! Too soon!

[jaime183]

I love pumpkin patches, fall and other stuff but I hate anything pumpkin flavored.

[dixeedeluxe]

IL's are growing pumpkins in their garden for Edie. They call them "Edie's pumpkins". She talks about them everyday.

Let me see if I can find a pic.

[jfh]

It's always a good time to talk about pumpkins. I make a really good stew that's baked in a pumpkin. It's easy but it looks really fancy, and when you scoop it into bowls you scoop some of the pumpkin up with the stew. Yummmmmmm.

[EmmieB1025]

Jul 31, 2013 9:26:06 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

It's July! Enjoy your corn on the cob and s'mores before they're gone!

Don't forget about watermelon! 

[TrudyCampbell]

Jul 31, 2013 9:32:00 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

Jul 31, 2013 9:27:24 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Too soon! Too soon!

Says the lady with the Christmas countdown  (kiss)

I'm excited for Christmas but I'm not wishing away time!

[dixeedeluxe]

Edie and her pumpkins!

[eav2c]

I have never been so excited for fall and all things pumpkin! Pumpkin coffee, pumpkin pie, pumpkin carving! omg yay!

[thedahliharpa]

And motherfucking decorative gourds! Remember that article??

[steph196]

I love the fall! Pumpkins make me smile! Reminiscing about pumpkin season last year...

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[UnicornDog]

Yes! E will get to help with the jack-o-lantern for the first time this year, and it's going to be awesome!

[katfco]

Bah. I hate pumpkins.

[rubber pants]

We are attempting to grow ours. They are vining in the backyard but no pumpkins on them just yet.

I cant wait to take her trick or treating this year!!!!

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2013 9:30:36 GMT -5 jfh said:

It's always a good time to talk about pumpkins. I make a really good stew that's baked in a pumpkin. It's easy but it looks really fancy, and when you scoop it into bowls you scoop some of the pumpkin up with the stew. Yummmmmmm.

I do this, too! I make a French Pumpkin soup in small pumpkins every Halloween. So good. 

I love Fall, but I'm happy with summer right now. Summer means tomatoes.

[kandrze1]

I love Fall, but I can't wish away summer! I'm not ready to go back to school yet!
I might have her Halloween costume almost done and I can't wait for the pumpkin patch trips, though.

[helicase]

Jul 31, 2013 9:30:36 GMT -5 jfh said:

It's always a good time to talk about pumpkins. I make a really good stew that's baked in a pumpkin. It's easy but it looks really fancy, and when you scoop it into bowls you scoop some of the pumpkin up with the stew. Yummmmmmm.

I'm going to need that recipe, ma'am.  TIA

[dixeedeluxe]

I can't wait to decorate our new GIANT porch with pumpkins and stuff.

[jfh]

Jul 31, 2013 10:19:26 GMT -5 helicase said:

Jul 31, 2013 9:30:36 GMT -5 jfh said:

It's always a good time to talk about pumpkins. I make a really good stew that's baked in a pumpkin. It's easy but it looks really fancy, and when you scoop it into bowls you scoop some of the pumpkin up with the stew. Yummmmmmm.

I'm going to need that recipe, ma'am.  TIA

Et voila. It's hard to transfer the pumpkin once it's cooked, so if you have an oven-safe serving plate to cook it on, that's ideal. Otherwise I've had luck cooking it on parchment paper, then transferring it paper and all to a serving plate.

Spicy Fall Stew Baked in a Pumpkin

Ingredient List

• ½ medium onion, diced (½ cup)
• 2 Tbs. olive oil, divided
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch dice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
• 1 tsp. chili powder, preferably New Mexican
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• ½ tsp. dried oregano
• ½ lb. tomatillos, husked and quartered (1½ cups)
• 1 15-oz. can hominy, rinsed and drained
• 1 15-oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• ¾ tsp. salt
• 1 5 to 6-lb. pumpkin, either sugar pie, cheese, red kuri, kabocha, or buttercup squash

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Heat 1 Tbs. oil in pot over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Sauté 7 minutes, or until softened.

3. Stir in chili powder, cumin, and oregano, and cook 3 minutes more, or until spices darken.

4. Add tomatillos, hominy, pinto beans, 1 cup water, and salt. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, partially covered, 10 to 12 minutes, or until tomatillos are softened. Uncover, and cook 5 minutes more to thicken stew, if necessary.

5. Meanwhile, cut top of pumpkin around stem to make lid. Make sure opening is big enough for a serving spoon. Scoop out pumpkin seeds and strings. Rub inside of pumpkin with remaining 1 Tbs. oil, and sprinkle generously with salt.

6. Fill pumpkin with stew, then top with pumpkin lid. Bake it on the platter you plan to serve it on, because it will be hard to transfer! Place on parchment-covered baking sheet and bake about 1½ hours or until pumpkin flesh is fork-tender. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.

7. Scoop stew, including pumpkin, into bowls and serve hot.

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Considering it feels like fall, Im ready for it! Fall is my FAVORITE time of the year!

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2013 9:27:25 GMT -5 jaime183 said:

I love pumpkin patches, fall and other stuff but I hate anything pumpkin flavored.

Same here!!

[cat19]

Jul 31, 2013 10:37:01 GMT -5 @smudgee said:

Considering it feels like fall, Im ready for it! Fall is my FAVORITE time of the year!

Um, because it is totally the bestest!

[The Foozzler]

I love all things fall and pumpkin...except for the fact it is followed by a long ass winter. Pumpkin beer is the best seasonal variety and Sam Adams Oktoberfest is the best Sam variety.

I will drink enough to make up for all the pregnants around her that can't partake.

[lauranicole91]

We made pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting a couple weeks ago. Yumm.

Peyton had a cinnamon apple, sweet potato, and whole grain pouch today. It tasted like fall and I wanted to eat it all myself.

[imimahoney]

I do not like pumpkin pie but I love pumpkin pancakes and other pumpkin type things. I like I think squash more, butternut or acorn. Yummmm. I'm roasting a spaghetti squash right now.

But I do love fall. I love the smells, the crisp air and the color of the leaves as they fall to the ground. Nothing like fall in New England. It is glorious.