pumpkin

Pumpkin ravioli is delicious! I was just looking at recipes for it and found a few but they look pretty complicated.

Pumpkin ravioli is delicious! I was just looking at recipes for it and found a few but they look pretty complicated.

Yes, I pasta-making is tricky. Especially anything other than straight linguine. But I would like to try pumpkin ravioli one day. I've had Wolfgang Puck's and it was DELICIOUS so I think it would be hard to measure up to that! 

Found pumpkin on Ocado...

http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Libbys-Pumpkin-Puree/29616011?parentContainer=SEARCHpumpkin

After reading this whole thread though, I am really considering making pureed pumpkin from scratch. We just got a food processor to make homemade baby food with, but baby isn't even eating solids yet. This might be a good test run for it. I am going back to America for Thanksgiving, but want some pumpkin pie now!

You should make some Katylux! It's super easy to do. I just wish I had a food processor at home. It would have taken me 45 minutes instead of 3 hours!! 

Carved up three pumpkins today for DSS and my nephew... they look spoooooky. LOL. Just kidding. I'm lucky I didn't cut my own arm off or something... I'm not very skilled. 

I was finally in town today and had some time to kill so I went to Waitrose to ask about pumpkin. They don't carry the tinned stuff since it's a baby Waitrose. I have seen them online and there was something about in store pick up, but when I asked they didn't offer this either at our Waitrose.  I don't do my shopping there because i find it more expensive than sainsbury's for what we get and can't really justify it for 1 item.

they had some pumpkins at tesco, but is there a difference between eating pumpkins and carving pumpkins? I was at a metro and only saw what they called extra large and they looked like they were for carving. Hubby is going to the big tesco tonight, so if I want a different kind for pureeeing he can look there.

So basically is pureeeing pumpkin different than carving pumpkin?

Thanks!

I was finally in town today and had some time to kill so I went to Waitrose to ask about pumpkin. They don't carry the tinned stuff since it's a baby Waitrose. I have seen them online and there was something about in store pick up, but when I asked they didn't offer this either at our Waitrose.  I don't do my shopping there because i find it more expensive than sainsbury's for what we get and can't really justify it for 1 item.

they had some pumpkins at tesco, but is there a difference between eating pumpkins and carving pumpkins? I was at a metro and only saw what they called extra large and they looked like they were for carving. Hubby is going to the big tesco tonight, so if I want a different kind for pureeeing he can look there.

So basically is pureeeing pumpkin different than carving pumpkin?

Thanks!

I roasted 2 small carving pumpkins but I read online to make puree you should use whats called sugar pumpkins or pie pumpkins..but I haven't been able to find any of those at all...

I used the regular small pumpkins I got at Asda...I made pumpkin butter and cream cheese/walnut pumpkin muffins (was suppose to be a loaf but wanted muffins) and it turned out yummy!

Mmm pumpkin muffins. I used to get the best pumpkin-walnut muffins from a bakery by my work in the US. I'd kill for one.
What recipe did you use, Zoya?

It says loaf - I made it muffins ;-)
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/pumpkin-loaf/Detail.aspx

I'm so craving pumpkin. I don't have a food processor so that's out. Did find some recipes that I actually could make. May try one and see what happens. Did buy some sweet potatoes. That made me happy.

I'm so craving pumpkin. I don't have a food processor so that's out. Did find some recipes that I actually could make. May try one and see what happens. Did buy some sweet potatoes. That made me happy.

I dont have a food processor either ;-) I have those small hand held thingie cost 5 pounds at ASDA and it worked for me!

Hi,

Sorry if someone's already mentioned this but I wasn't able to figure out how to search for terms only within this thread.  I was just in London in late September (2010) and saw a whole row of big cans of Libby's pumpkin puree at (OF ALL PLACES) Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly Circus.  It was 3.95. (There should be a symbol for the pound sign in the icons above). 

Fortnum & Mason has a little "world" foods corner where they also sold American marshmallow fluff, Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, Libby's pumpkin puree and Lucky Charms featuring a particularly sinister looking leprachaun (way more evil than the U.S. version).

I'd love the pumpkin hummus recipe if you've got it.  Sounds great. 

I only just got the recipe from her last night - she used this one but she said she added a bit of greek yoghurt in to make it creamier, too.

For those of you that don't have a food processor, I got this one on Amazon for 14 quid:



It has really good reviews, and it worked well for me on first use (and I plan to try pumpkin in it this weekend). I don't know why I waited so long, it's super cheap!