Pumpkins and Thanksgiving
Now that your jack-o-lantern has been laid to rest, it is time to think about pumpkins in a different way — as food and home decor.
Pumpkins are an integral part of November’s main holiday in the U.S. They are the prime ingredient to the most popular dessert, pumpkin pie. But you can also use pumpkins a variety of other fall recipes such as pumpkin soup (my favorite is a curried pumpkin soup), pumpkin bread and even pumpkin cookies.
But they also make great decorative items. Toss a few miniature pumpkins and gourds together, add some maize and a wicker cornucopia and you’ve got a perfect fall decoration.
Recently, I visited the atrium at the Belagio in Las Vegas. They made great use of pumpkins for decoration. I thought I’d share a few of them with you here. I’ll be putting up a whole gallery of images later — after I’ve settled into my new home and the holidays are through.
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Going On Hiatus
I’m moving to California at the end of the month, so I will be unable to update this blog for a few weeks. But never fear! I’ll be back and posting before the year is out!
From Concept to Cookbook
A Short History of A Passion for Pumpkins
Once upon a time – actually it was 1995 – I decided to give a homemade cookbook to family and friends for Christmas. Thus Carma’s Cookery was born.
The first book, The Pizza Experience, was so successful that in 1997, I did it again. In the intervening years, my natural fondness for pumpkins had expanded into growing vine in my backyard and experimenting with using fresh pumpkin in my favorite recipes. Not all experiments worked, but enough did that the 1997 issue of Carma’s Cookery was A Passion for Pumpkins.
Over the years, my collection of pumpkin recipes and interest in all things pumpkin have become quite consuming. And, since I’ve received many kudos from others who have seen the booklet, I’ve decided to expand the original into a full-blown book.
This blog, and accompanying website, tell the tale of this journey – from concept to cookbook. Join me as I pull together a cookbook and test 300+ recipes.
