October 28, 2011

FFwD: Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good

Fall equals pumpkins to me - trips to the pumpkin farm, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake!  So amidst all this sweet stuff, I was really excited to try this weeks recipe.  It was delicious!  I loved the bacon stuffing and used a combination of cheddar and Gruyere cheese.  It was really quick to prepare which is always a plus.  As suggested I served it with a side salad.  This dish will be the perfect Thanksgiving dish for my vegetarian sister in-law (minus the bacon).


Once out of the oven, I debated on how to cut into my pumpkin because I thought it would totally fall apart into a gooey mess.  But it actually sliced pretty easily.  After dinner I was re-reading the recipe and saw Dorie suggests scooping the meat of the pumpkin into the stuffing and mixing it all together.  Great idea for next time.  

I'm looking forward to reading about what everyone did with this recipe.  Some things I'd like to try next time: with cooked rice and mix it all together like a risotto, making it in little baby pumpkins for individual servings and maybe a sweet version - like a rice pudding with pumpkin pie spices and pecans???  Oh, the possibilities!

If anyone has a favorite pumpkin soup recipe, please share ;o)

Happy French Friday to Everyone and Happy Halloween!

Robin



















All packed up and ready for the oven!
















Gooey cheese and bacon stuffed pumpkin, yummy!!
















My pumpkin boat








10 comments:

  1. Oooh... the rice pudding idea calls my name! That sounds fantastic. I love your little pumpkin boats. I served mine the same way. Can't imagine how many brownie points you will score with your SIL with this recipe.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Looks so good...Dorie is great in sharing this wonderful stuffed pumpkin with everything good ! I enjoyed every bite of it...so flavorful...yummyumm and I shall make this again soon :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Beautiful post. I love pumpkin too...in all the sweets, but I don't think of just eating pumpkin...so this got me out of my rut, and surprise, it's delish.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I've never cooked with an actual pumpkin before, so this was fun for me. I love all the different ways people made this. Yours looks wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I also sliced my pumpkin into little pumpkin boats. Cute!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I sliced my pumpkin, too! I think next time I would love to add the pear to the mix. One of Dories suggestions. Your Pumpkin looks absolutely delicious! Have a nice weekend! Happy Friday!

    ReplyDelete
  7. I was worried about slicing it too! It was surprisingly easy! Very gorgeous!
    Happy French Friday!

    ReplyDelete
  8. We sliced ours too. I think I'd like to try everything mixed together, but I have a hunch that slicing it is going to be my preference

    ReplyDelete
  9. Dehlia has a good pumpkin soup recipe :) ... also, your pumpkin looks great! I made mine with rice and was very pleased with the results... I bet you would be too!

    ReplyDelete
  10. You totally nailed my reaction to this recipe, pumpkins and fall !! Love them all. Nana and I are big fans of pumpkin pie and have shared many a pie over the years. Not sure anyone else in the household got a slice :) But we tended to not focus on savory recipes and this one was the perfect "eye opener". Lovely and your results looked just delicious. Enjoy!

    ReplyDelete