Entries tagged with 'pumpkins'
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"[Steve] Connolly's pumpkin weighed in at 1,568 pounds, just 121 pounds shy of the world record, at the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Grower's Annual Weigh-Off. But he was disqualified because of the hole, located along a rib of the pumpkin." [Boston Globe via Bostonist]...
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Carving ideas from pumpkinway.com You've already proven that you're good with knives in the kitchen (chopping and dicing), but now let's see what happens when a pumpkin is involved. We're holding our first Serious Eats Pumpkin Carving Contest to see what carving talents lurk out there! Just upload your photos to our easy-to-use Photograzing (you'll need to log into your Serious Eats account, or sign up for free). We want to see your orange masterpieces, be they funny, creative, or scary! Deadline: You have until October 29th Saturday, November 1 at 6PM (EST) to upload photos. We'll announce the winners Halloween morning Monday afternoon (November 3). What we're looking for: Originality, creativity, and craftsmanship. Try to take the best...
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Photograph from oskay on Flickr Though the new season of Battlestar Galactica doesn't start up until January, remind yourself of the amazing show by attempting to carve a Cylon Jack-O-Lantern, complete with intimidating red-eye scan. You might even be able to program it to destroy mischievous teenagers on Mischief Night. Or maybe you can get it to divulge the Final Five or spill if the humans really did get to Earth. No matter what, you'll need a mechanically-trained mind to figure out the instructions. Check out some of the Cylon Jack-O-Lanterns in action, after the jump....
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I found these ridiculous wart-covered pumpkins at the quintessential country food market, Delicious Orchards, in Colts Neck, New Jersey. They don't necessarily scream "take me home and cook me." (Who knows what limbs you might grow afterward.) But they make for great front porch Halloween decor....
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What do you do with all those leftover Jack-o'-Lanterns? Make a make of the United States made out of pumpkin rind!...
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Photograph from Wikimedia Commons Until recently, I wasn't aware that you couldn't just buy any pumpkin and use it for cooking. There are jack-o-lantern pumpkins bred to be big and look good, and then there are pumpkins that are bred to taste good. Seems obvious now, and in fact I did know that most recipes that call for pumpkins are really better with butternut squash instead. But this year I got bitten by the pumpkin bug and was feeling like a purist. So you can imagine my delight when I spotted some sugar pumpkins for sale last week at the Union Square Greenmarket. I bought a couple and planned to make a pumpkin and leek soup, spiced with some...
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For a take on pumpkin pie that's cuter than the traditional crusted version, try filling baby pumpkins with pumpkin pie filling. Lara Ferroni shares the recipe for Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin accompanied by her beautiful photos on her food blog, Cook & Eat....
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The above video from About.com shows you how to carve a pumpkin in just three minutes! ...I mean, the video is three minutes long. It'll probably take you longer than that unless you have an electric saw. Whatever you do, don't hack it with a sword. Carving a pumpkin is easy, results in a nice decoration, and is a good way to get our your aggressions if you want to stab something. Check out these links for pumpkin carving tips, stencils and inspiration: Pumpkin Carving 101Pumpkin Carving Tips - How to Carve a Pumpkin for a Jack-O'-Lantern Howstuffworks - How to Carve a PumpkinHow to Carve a Pumpkin VideoExtreme Pumpkins (How-to, gallery)Pumpkin Way (Gallery)The Pumpkin Wizard (Gallery, patterns)Pumpkin Carving...
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The grand prize of the 34th Annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off went to Thad Starr and his 1,524 pound pumpkin. How does one grow a pumpkin that large? According to Starr, all you need is "yards and yards of chicken manure, lots of mixed compost, and lots and lots of time." With enough hard work, a winning pumpkin can gain up to ten pounds a day during peak growing periods. But what happens to these pumpkins after being declared "heaviest of them all"? One option: turn them into paddle boats....
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