pumpkin days

i'm a big fan of the pumpkin.

this week i've been sick with a bad flu and some few days ago i was wandering like a lost kid in the supermarket when i saw IT. a big chunk of orangish pumpkin was winking at me in the vegetables department.. it suddenly reminded me of pumpkin and rice thick winter soups, kinda warming childhood memory.. i couldnt help putting my paws on it :D

i've always liked this vegetable (or fruit, to be botanic) and its versatility..

i'm fascinated by the shades of orange and yellow it displays and the variated cooking uses it is suitable for.

i also remember eating the seeds like a parrot.. grandma has a nice vegetable garden and in the right period we've always had a good provision of fresh, not GMO, old school pumpkins ^^

too bad said chunk was pretty BIG.

result: in the last days i've been eating pumpkin in all the thinkable ways. i even made a rough chutney to slam on my white bread as take away sandwich for lunch.

of course i made the pumpkin and rice soup, taking care to make very thick it was almost risotto-like :D i also made a tasty, buttery pumpkin sauce to top my beloved angel hair pasta.. and i must admit it was simply amazing ehehehe