Aw, pumpkin, why does no one love you?
Plucked from the vine and disembowelled, a lit candle where your heart should be, then left to rot on the porch step. Thanksgiving comes around and you’re pie. Peter, Peter was a pumpkin eater. And Cinderella used you to get her to the ball.
But take heart, pumpkin, because I think you’re great all the time. And Dorie Greenspan does too!
I tried her recipe, but made a few changes- it’s a recipe in progress, after all. With a bit of bird and roasted root veggies, it was warming and rich and lovely. Just like you, pumpkin. Recipe to follow…