Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Halloween Prep

On Sunday, we decided it was time to carve out the pumpkins we snatched from the Fruit & Veggie stand before they closed for winter.




Layla helped cut the pumpkin open and scoop out the guts. That's the worst part so I was happy to have her so willing to help.
Layla wanted to carve Sleeping Beauty into our pumpkin, so using one of those stencil type guides Lays and I poked a million holes in the pumpkin and then carved it out by "connecting the dots".

When we finished, we cleaned the seeds and set them out to dry overnight so we could roast them the next day.


On Monday we seasoned them up and roasted them. As we were making them Layla was licking out the bowl. She looks at me with her big blue eyes and says " Mmmmm, this sugar is yummy, it tastes like salt!" For as obsessed she is with sugar and salt, she still has a hard time knowing the difference.


So here is the final result. A beautiful girl, beautiful pumpkin, and delicious roasted pumpkin seeds. Don't throw them out when you carve your pumpkins this year! They are incredibly tasty and also very healthy, well, healthy maybe until you coat them with salt. Oh well, it is Halloween, right?




5 comments:

  1. this is going to be my blog tonight too!
    What exactly did you put on the seeds?

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  2. I put butter, worchestire sauce, garlic salt, table salt, and a tiny pinch of cayene. yummy.

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  3. Your pumpkin turned out awesome. I'm jealous of your pumpkin seed bounty. I have a really yummy cookie recipe that I use them in.

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  4. Layla did a beautiful job carving her pumpkin.

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  5. Holy Sleeping Beauty. That's so crazy.

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