And furthermore...about pumpkin everything

I'm not into the pumpkin everything either, but will eat pumpkin pie occasionally.
I also shy away from iffy things that come out of salt water.....too much contamination
 

RadishRose said:
Pumpkin itself has little to no flavor in my opinion; it seems it's the traditional spices we use to give it flavor that people love or don't love.
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You are correct... Pumpkin has little flavor... We preserve pounds of spiceless Pumpkin Puree every fall to use in tons of stuff.
Yes we even use it chilli as a filler....

Now the worst thing Ive seen this year... Pumpkin Spice ravioli....
 
@old medic OMG! Say it isn't so! Pumpkin spice ravioli. Sacrilege. Pumpkins are for pie. Pie, I tell you! Or pumpkin loaf cake, pumpkin cheesecake, but ravioli?:sick: See? What did I say before...it's been done to death, and in ravioli it would be a death sentence☠️
 

I have pumpkin pie usually once a year around the holidays, but that's enough for me. No interest in pumpkin scent candles or pumpkin spice anything. I was a picky eater as a kid, skinny pickle, my mother made a pumpkin soup that everybody liked. I didn't even want to taste a spoonful. After my sitting alone at the table for awhile, she insisted I try it so I could leave. I did and ran to the sink gagging, and spit it out. Needless to say, she was annoyed and disgusted with me, and sent me out of the room. She loved me and wanted to get some different foods into my body, bless her, a mission impossible.
 
I'm one who loves pumpkin and the spices but I'm a bit snobby with it and only like pie or pumpkin cake/bread. I have a can of pumpkin and have to decide to make a pumpkin pie without the crust or make a pumpkin bread with it. I ponder...
 
For the most part, I love pumpkin stuff. I almost killed myself on Edy's pumpkin ice cream. Sooooo good!! I ate so much of it in such a short amount of time that I got a serious stomach ache. I hate Starbucks coffee but they sell a pumpkin bread that I will splurge on whenever I pass a Starbucks, which is not that often. I recently bought Entenmann's pumpkin Little Bites muffins. I wasn't that impressed, I like the Coffee cake ones better.

I do like Costco's pumpkin pies but like their apple pies better. Last week I had pumpkin spice pancakes at IHOP. I think they put a little too much spice, so won't have those again. One pumpkin product that was so bad I couldn't even finish it was a pumpkin donut from Dunkin. It had some kind of gross pumpkin flavored icing in the middle.
 
When I was about 12 years old went to some relatives for the Thanksgiving weekend. The parents went out to see Jackie Gleason live. Cousins and I got into the vanilla ice cream and pumpkin pie I stuffed myself with way too much. Came down with a stomach bug that night, got very sick the pie and ice cream ended up on the floor. Vanilla ice cream and pumpkin pie still don't taste very good to me, probably the only dessert I don't eat.
 
No worries, I just found a delicious recipe to use our tasteless pumpkin.

WARNING --- Possibly hazardous to your health. :)

Pumpkin-delight-3-400x400.jpg


"Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes

Servings 12
Calories 428 kcal
Author Lil’ Luna

Ingredients​

  • 1 c flour
  • ½ c butter softened
  • ¾ c pecans chopped
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 c powdered sugar
  • 3 c whipped topping divided
  • 2 ½ c milk
  • 3 pkgs white chocolate (or vanilla) instant pudding mix (3.4 oz size)
  • 15 oz can pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp pumpkin spice

Instructions

​

Layer 1​

  • Mix flour, butter and ½ cup pecans together. Press into a sprayed 9×9 OR 9×13 pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, then remove and let cool.

    NOTE: If you are using a 9×13 pan, or would like a thicker crust, add an additional ½ cup flour, ¼ cup butter and ¼ cup chopped pecans.

Layer 2​

  • Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar, add 1 cup of the whipped topping, then spread over cooled crust.

Layer 3​

  • Mix milk, pudding mix, canned pumpkin, pumpkin spice and 1 cup whipped topping until smooth. Spread over top of layer 2.

Layer 4​

  • Spread remaining 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle pecans.
  • Let chill for 3 hours or until set. Serve chilled, and ENJOY!"

https://lilluna.com/pumpkin-delight-dessert/#wprm-recipe-container-100376
 
I quite like pumpkin pie type spices and have been making not overly sweet pumpkin muffins this fall. Have a bunch in the freezer and four 15 oz cans of pure, solid pack pumpkin (not pureed) on my pantry shelf to carry me through the year. (Canned pumpkin used to be available year-round but at least hereabouts it's become a seasonal item.)

I agree with @old medic.
Pumpkin is like a other winter squashes - not terribly flavorful on their own so they tend to pick up the stronger flavors of whatever they're combined with.

p.s. Trader Joe's has a seasonal pumpkin spice cream liqueur that's to die for.
 
officerripley said:
I had curried pumpkin one time at a wedding reception; both the bride's and groom's families are from India originally, are vegetarians, and that was some of the best food I've ever had. Wish I could find a recipe for the curried pumpkin but no luck so far; it was soooo good.
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I make Pumpkin Curry Soup all the time-delicious! I just use canned pumpkin-or butternut squash-which is really what canned pumpkin is anyway. Pumpkin does not have much flavor.but most people try to use the pumpkin that is grown for Jack O` Lanterns. Sugar Pie pumpkins have more flavor than those.

My SIL used to make a pumpkin soup that called for onion,bacon and oddly enough,a can of pork and beans. It was pretty good. I made it a couple of times but the fam wasn`t really on board.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
I make Pumpkin Curry Soup all the time-delicious! I just use canned pumpkin-or butternut squash-which is really what canned pumpkin is anyway. Pumpkin does not have much flavor.but most people try to use the pumpkin that is grown for Jack O` Lanterns. Sugar Pie pumpkins have more flavor than those.

My SIL used to make a pumpkin soup that called for onion,bacon and oddly enough,a can of pork and beans. It was pretty good. I made it a couple of times but the fam wasn`t really on board.
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Do you mind sharing that Pumpkin Curry Soup recipe, Mrs. R.? Sounds really good. 😋
 
officerripley said:
Thanks looks really good! I'm wondering about the coconut milk, though: I don't usually like coconut but somebody told me that even so, I'd probably like coconut milk anyway?
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It definitely does not taste strongly of coconut,but if you`re afraid of that,you can just use regular milk or half and half. Or evaporated milk. This recipe does consist of foods that many people don`t care for-pumpkin/squash,curry and coconut lol. My husband is one of those-but he loves this soup. Go figure....🤷‍♀️
 
Paco Dennis said:
No worries, I just found a delicious recipe to use our tasteless pumpkin.

WARNING --- Possibly hazardous to your health. :)

Pumpkin-delight-3-400x400.jpg


"Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes

Servings 12
Calories 428 kcal
Author Lil’ Luna

Ingredients​

  • 1 c flour
  • ½ c butter softened
  • ¾ c pecans chopped
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 c powdered sugar
  • 3 c whipped topping divided
  • 2 ½ c milk
  • 3 pkgs white chocolate (or vanilla) instant pudding mix (3.4 oz size)
  • 15 oz can pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp pumpkin spice

Instructions​

​

​

Layer 1​

  • Mix flour, butter and ½ cup pecans together. Press into a sprayed 9×9 OR 9×13 pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, then remove and let cool.

    NOTE: If you are using a 9×13 pan, or would like a thicker crust, add an additional ½ cup flour, ¼ cup butter and ¼ cup chopped pecans.

Layer 2​

  • Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar, add 1 cup of the whipped topping, then spread over cooled crust.

Layer 3​

  • Mix milk, pudding mix, canned pumpkin, pumpkin spice and 1 cup whipped topping until smooth. Spread over top of layer 2.

Layer 4​

  • Spread remaining 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle pecans.
  • Let chill for 3 hours or until set. Serve chilled, and ENJOY!"

https://lilluna.com/pumpkin-delight-dessert/#wprm-recipe-container-100376
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I'll eat it if somebody else makes it.... :giggle:
 
This time of year, I've got to keep a close eye on my truck stop coffee creamers. I love hazelnut, but once, while filling my coffee cup, I grabbed a bunch of orange colored creamers. Imagine my surprise when I took a swig and instead of lovely hazelnut coffee, I ended up with pumpkin spice laced coffee. Blaaaa, :sick:🤮 Seems they also come in orange packs.
 

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