When I was in Japan, one thing I fell in love with is eating pumpkin.  Not pumpkin pie, not pumpkin cookies, not even pumpkin bread.  While I brought to them the joy of baked pumpkin seeds, they brought a delight of eating pumpkin slices, usually sweetened and steamed.  My mouth-waters just thinking about it.  I think it’s terrible that we don’t regularly eat more of the pumpkin, but gut it, cut holes in it, and shove a candle down the center of it – and this, only once a year.

I didn’t know that the pumpkin was edible until I went half-way around the world.  America…this is not acceptable!

So, I started a blog just for pumpkin recipes.  Yes, I will have dessert recipes on there, but I’m excited to hunt for recipes that are for side-dishes, pasta, and more!  Check it out here:

http://cookinpumpkin.wordpress.com/

I don’t have much on there right now, but don’t worry, more will come!

Also, if you have any recipes, please feel free to shoot them over to me.  Thanks!