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From the lens How to Cook Fresh Pumpkin.

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  • Kimbesa Nov 24, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Have to find a source for the best pumpkins, or grow some next year...thanks!
  • prosperity66 Nov 22, 2011 @ 5:40 am | delete
    Ah, pumpkins! I forgot to plant pumpkins this year, so I had to buy one when I wanted to prepare a pumpkin soup - hey, fall is pumpkin food period after all. Sadly, I got mistaken and took a red pumpkin which tastes like melon... not really the best for soup but in the end, it was tasteful.

    Thanks for sharing your way of cooking fresh pumpkin - this is the way I use. But I'd like to give a try to Heather's way too, who knows, I might not forget about the pumpkin in the oven and not end up with burned pumpkin :D
  • Heather426 Nov 20, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    I bake mine in the oven but this way sounds good too:)
  • MaryO Nov 19, 2011 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Can pumpkins be cook in the oven? If so, how?
  • rms Nov 19, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    I've never done them in the oven but I'm sure it's possible. Anyone else know how?
  • Heather426 Nov 20, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    Yes, just cut pumpkin in half, bake about an hour and a half, then follow Robin's directions above to finish.
  • rms Nov 20, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Thank you Heather426! :)
  • stockysister Nov 17, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    I might try real pumpkin now. I have been wanting too pretty bad! It just takes so much work and so many pumpkins!
  • aesta1 Nov 14, 2011 @ 11:07 pm | delete
    This is something I can try. Taking the rind when it is cooked must be a lot easier.
  • DebMartin Nov 9, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    I've got a pumpkin sitting on my kitchen counter and needed to know how to cook it. I just knew my squidoo friends could help. Thanks!
  • vineliner Sep 22, 2011 @ 8:40 pm | delete
    I can't wait for my daughter's home made pumpkin pie. Much better than store bought!
  • ChrisDay Dec 28, 2010 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    We are able to enjoy fresh pumpkin for about ten months of the year, as they keep so well stacked around our corridors! Great advice for preparation, thanks.
  • TWOnline2 Dec 17, 2010 @ 1:39 am | delete
    learned something new
  • Momsbusy247 Nov 13, 2010 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    For crying out loud... I never knew it was this easy!!! Is there any reason why you have to take off the rind? I would think keeping it on would add a lot of great vitamins and minerals.
  • Austin mom Dec 18, 2010 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    Typically the rinds/skins of vegetables and fruits do not contain vitamins and minerals in any greater amount than what is in the flesh.
  • funcook Oct 21, 2010 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    Thanks for this lens - great ideas here.
  • ArdenBaird Oct 16, 2010 @ 1:21 am | delete
    Hmm. I might have to try eating pumpkin again. I'm lensrolling this lens (and your Halloween Cupcake Lens) to my Guiltless Halloween Treats lens.
  • ohcaroline Oct 14, 2010 @ 6:05 pm | delete
    The first time I bought an organic pumpkin at the market and made a pie from it, I couldn't believe how much better the pie was. There's no comparison.
  • aj2008 Sep 19, 2010 @ 2:20 am | delete
    The only time I cook pumpkin is when we carve them for Halloween and I make pumpkin soup. But I guess I really ought to try it at other times!
  • vallain Sep 10, 2010 @ 8:16 am | delete
    I needed this one November in Australia when I had no American cookbooks at hand (and no internet). Australian stores don't carry pumpkin pie filling in a can and we had to cut up and cook the pumpkin for our pie using guesswork. Luckily it turned out OK as we had 20 Australians coming to experience our American Thanksgiving..
  • hlkljgk Sep 9, 2010 @ 9:43 am | delete
    i love using fresh pumpkin in recipes - you can totally taste the difference. lensrolled to my pumpkin recipes page.
  • WebSpinstress Sep 8, 2010 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    I have always used canned pumpkin to save time, but looking forward to some fresh pumpkin filled recipes this year! Lensrolled to Pumpkin Spice Recipes and Treats. :-)
  • stargazer00 Nov 6, 2009 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    You do make it look pretty easy. Might have to try this.
  • oztoo Nov 5, 2009 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    I only recently found out -(via Squidoo) that you could buy pumpkin in a can. Don't think you can buy it here in Australia. Besides fresh always tastes better.
  • KM9999999 Oct 26, 2009 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    Never tried cooking it fresh. I have always used the canned stuff. Maybe I'll give a trial run to making a pie with fresh pumpkin sometime between now and Thanksgiving.
  • AslanBooks Nov 23, 2008 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Great Lens...5*'s and favorited. I've added this as a featured lens on my own Pumpkin Pie lens...http://www.squidoo.com/pumppie.
  • awelldressedbullet Oct 21, 2008 @ 6:55 am | delete
    Oh my, now there will be a surge of unwanted pumpkin tins everyone * gasp * LOL
  • Number1Athlete Oct 15, 2008 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    Awesome lens! it really sets the october tone :)
    5 stars
  • kiwisoutback Oct 14, 2008 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    I've never used real pumpkin, but I'm going to give it a try. Now those ones on the front steps have a purpose!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Oct 12, 2008 @ 7:32 pm | delete
    I found that mixing the pie filling in the blender cuts down on the 'strings'. The filling is smoother.
    Great lens
    Lizzy
  • EverythingMouse Oct 3, 2008 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    This is exactly what I was looking for as I am just about to start pumpkin carving.
  • RinchenChodron Sep 29, 2008 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Great theme for October. I enjoyed your lens ****

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