I spent the better part of my day yesterday cooking pumpkins. It's a lot of work. First cutting them, then cleaning out the seeds, cooking for at least an hour, then scooping out the pulp and blending with a little water, then measuring out into 1-1/2 cup portions to freeze for pumpkin pies all winter long. (I think I have enough for 6 pies! :woohoo: )
THEN...separating the seeds from the pulp, rinsing, adding seasoning, and roasting them in my oven for 2+ hours. (boy, did it sure heat up my kitchen having the oven on all day long! :eek: )
Then, at DD's request, I also made a pumpkin pie, with from-scratch crust. DD helped me stir it all up. Boy, was it good!! :D Pie from fresh pumpkins is so much better than pie from canned pumpkin. :)
So...now, for all my hard work, I have a delicious pie, and 4 cups of pumpkin seeds. And none of it is commercially processed, so it's all healthy (except for the sugar I added to the pie, and the white flour in the crust).
Of course, I also had to do all my other usual "chores," as well as cook supper. Boy was I tired last night! I slept good! ;-) But I felt so accomplished.