tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post6922691011463509687..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: HotM #4: Deconstructed pumpkin hummusJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61687092880818360972007-06-25T21:30:00.000+10:002007-06-25T21:30:00.000+10:00tara, I too find it difficult to imagine growing u...tara, I too find it difficult to imagine growing up without pumpkin - and I like your point of thinking about what we throw out that would horrify others - I am most definitely guilty of that with some leaves and stalks that I know others eat!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-65250112442007164462007-06-25T13:13:00.000+10:002007-06-25T13:13:00.000+10:00Pumpkin is one of my favourite vegetables, I absol...Pumpkin is one of my favourite vegetables, I absolutely adore it. I can't imagine growing up without it, or throwing out the insides when making halloween pumpkins! (we made pumpkin soup with the insides when we had our halloween party, yum) Makes you wonder what foods we may 'waste' that people in other countries would find odd.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161555113161739310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49148814856462049602007-06-18T15:27:00.000+10:002007-06-18T15:27:00.000+10:00What an original and interesting combo! i also hav...What an original and interesting combo! i also have enjoyed pumpkin since i was a kid, but i've never had it like this. Great idea!KleoPatrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870163086087701279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-27715745738580961942007-06-17T20:00:00.000+10:002007-06-17T20:00:00.000+10:00Susan, I am not quite sure what pie pumpkins are b...Susan, I am not quite sure what pie pumpkins are but I am glad to hear you can get a good range of pumpkins as they are so attractive and versatile.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53135053843552007102007-06-16T13:29:00.000+10:002007-06-16T13:29:00.000+10:00Pumpkin can be done up in the same manner as eggpl...Pumpkin can be done up in the same manner as eggplant, so why not pair it with hummus? We can grow any kind of pumpkin here, but the commercially viable ones are the Halloween variety which are not pie pumpkins. If you travel into the countryside, you can find a nice assortment of lesser known culinary squash of all kinds, suitable for sweet and savory.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2321566938040486202007-06-16T11:17:00.000+10:002007-06-16T11:17:00.000+10:00thanks Lucy - yes our pumpkins are great - I went ...thanks Lucy - yes our pumpkins are great - I went into a little fruit and veg store in lygon st yesterday and they had such a great range of pumpkins - would have bought one but was riding my bike and limited in what I could carry but will be back there soon I hope.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-25655918183806740642007-06-16T09:31:00.000+10:002007-06-16T09:31:00.000+10:00Yum. That salsa sounds great. Imagine feeding pum...Yum. That salsa sounds great. <BR/><BR/>Imagine feeding pumkin to the pigs? Lucky pigs. We do have access to some of the best pumpkins here. Poor Australian pigs - bet they don't get to eat pumpkin.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524429760235996360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38855900116287229652007-06-16T00:48:00.000+10:002007-06-16T00:48:00.000+10:00Wendy - I found it so hard to get pumpkin in the U...Wendy - I found it so hard to get pumpkin in the UK that I can well imagine your surprise - try some pumpkin if you can find it <BR/><BR/>Cindy - I saw something recently on an American website saying pumpkin was mostly for sweet recipes and I found it a weird comment so interesting to hear your experiences - I grew up thinking when we taked about meat and three veg that pumpkin was one of these common veg!<BR/><BR/><BR/>kathryn - I am glad you have discovered how wonderful pumpkin is and will never throw out the inside of a jack o'lantern again. We think it is such a small world and yet there are still so many regional differences.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91163511606326854992007-06-15T11:59:00.000+10:002007-06-15T11:59:00.000+10:00This sounds fabulous a kind of stew-mash-hummous h...This sounds fabulous a kind of stew-mash-hummous hybrid. Three of my favourite types of food, and with pumpkin thrown in for good measure.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in the UK and had never eaten pumpkin until I came to Australia. Pumpkins were in the Charlie Brown cartoon and used for Halloween lanterns only. I remember making one and throwing out all the inside! What a horrendous waste now I think about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-47428523015136074742007-06-15T09:20:00.000+10:002007-06-15T09:20:00.000+10:00I haven't put pumpkin and tahini together before b...I haven't put pumpkin and tahini together before but I'd think they'd make a great pair!<BR/><BR/>The use of pumpkin in the US is a bit different again: more jack o'lanterns, and then pumpkin pie for dessert at Thanksgiving. While I was studying there a couple of years ago, one guy asked me, "So have you ever eaten pumpkin as, like, a vegetable?" I'd never eaten it as anything else!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-42379359632788902202007-06-15T05:02:00.000+10:002007-06-15T05:02:00.000+10:00This is one of those recipes that made my eyebrows...This is one of those recipes that made my eyebrows rise! I've never come across pumpkin humous before so reading about deconstructed pumpkin humous was a leap for me. :)<BR/>Simply can't imagine it therefore will have to try it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157804056370219398noreply@blogger.com