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Post by suzanne on Oct 16, 2006 6:43:18 GMT -7
No pumpkin at all. I think I've never had pumpkin in my life, don't even consider is a foodstuff, rather a decorative stuff. Pumpkin is wonderful! It's a healthy food too, with lots of vitamin A. I think my favorite way to use it is to mix pureed pumpkin into spice bread batter: it makes a nice, dense, sweet, spiced loaf, to have with coffee or tea. I'll find my recipe for it.... Edited to add: I forgot to mention pumpkin seeds, which are edible and tasty: Cut the top off the pumpkin, and take out the seeds and pulp (this is messy, but get kids to do this, they think it's fun). Separate the seeds from the pulp, rinse the seeds and put them in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and just a bit of olive oil or other vegetable oil, just enough to lightly coat them. Spread them on a baking sheet and put into the oven at 300F (150C) for about 8-10 minutes, just until they are slightly golden in color. Store in a covered jar for a crunchy snack.
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Post by hollister on Oct 16, 2006 8:44:35 GMT -7
Suzanne, As soon as you find that recipe I hope you will post it - I am interested. And Zooba - Last year we took the Polish team out for Thanksgiving dinner - they were VERY suspicious of the pumpkin pie but after a little encouragement they declared it good. H
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Post by scatts on Oct 16, 2006 9:43:49 GMT -7
This topic has had me thinking hard but I am completely unable to even name a single autumn dish, let alone tell you what my favourite one is.
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Post by piwo on Oct 16, 2006 10:15:39 GMT -7
C'mon scatts! nothing you recall walking into the kitchen and smelling and it brings back memories of fall. No " we don't usually have this, but on the first cold day or week we always had.." I haven't considered Thanksgiving here on this thread because that's an American holiday, but I've a little experience in that one too. This year will be our biggest year yet: we anticipate feeding 50 people a "sit down" dinner. It is truly a "fall feast", but I did want to tap the whole world on this one, and the discussion of the wild mushrooms and soups is somewhat intoxicating. It would be wonderful to be able to visit a place during all four seasons (if they have all four distinct changes in weather) just to get a sense of things.
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Post by scatts on Oct 16, 2006 11:36:57 GMT -7
piwo, hard to believe but nothing whatsoever comes to mind, a big blank space. Conkers were a big thing in the UK and they fall in autumn, but you can't eat them.
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Post by hollister on Oct 16, 2006 11:59:17 GMT -7
My favorite fall dish(es) are Bangers and Mash, Shepard's Pie or Wayne's Bigos. Yeah, I am wierd
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Post by bescheid on Oct 16, 2006 12:40:47 GMT -7
Hollie I realize folks here are the educated learned ones. But, some as my self are of the unwashed barbarious forest hords, wearing still of animal skins, helmets stolen from vikings and shiny orniments stolen from the Romans. But, what are the {bangers, mash, shepards pie and bigos?} probabaly very good eating and I have no idea what I am missing Charles
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Post by scatts on Oct 16, 2006 12:46:00 GMT -7
bescheid, you should be hung drawn and quartered for not knowing what these dishes are! Bangers = sausages mash = mashed (squished up with butter and a little milk) potato shepherds pie = meat (minced lamb I think with a little carrot and onion, some gravy) in the bottom with a mashed potato top cooked in the oven till the top is crispy. Mind you, I always get this mixed up with cottage pie so I could be wrong. bigos = I'm not even going to answer that one, on a site full of Poles. Shame on you! Bangers & mash is best with onion gravy. A good bigos takes 17 years to make and will last until the year 2155. I confess I did not know you had bangers and mash and shepherds pie in the USA.
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Post by bescheid on Oct 16, 2006 13:10:55 GMT -7
bescheid, you should be hung drawn and quartered for not knowing what these dishes are! Bangers = sausages mash = mashed (squished up with butter and a little milk) potato shepherds pie = meat (minced lamb I think with a little carrot and onion, some gravy) in the bottom with a mashed potato top cooked in the oven till the top is crispy. Mind you, I always get this mixed up with cottage pie so I could be wrong. bigos = I'm not even going to answer that one, on a site full of Poles. Shame on you! Bangers & mash is best with onion gravy. A good bigos takes 17 years to make and will last until the year 2155. I confess I did not know you had bangers and mash and shepherds pie in the USA. Oh dear, oh my {and drawn and quartered, ignorance is a cruel thing to behold}. Thank you Scatts for scarying the day lights out of my britches! But for a good cause.. Actually, that all sounds very delicious and I do like lamb. I will try and figure out the bigo. Charles
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Post by bescheid on Oct 16, 2006 13:20:44 GMT -7
Scatts Ok, Ok, I get it now. I looked up bangers in the {Websters New World Dictionary} you guys are throwing Britisch slang at me, gollies, no wonder I get confused Bigos was not listed, probably small wonder, I bet that is more slang words and phrases. Well, those things to eat, still sounds very delicious, you guys really do eat well... Charles
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Post by leslie on Oct 16, 2006 13:47:29 GMT -7
Charles I love putting my friends out of their misery. You above all should know about bigos = sauerkraut stew with meat!! Leslie your personal translator!
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Post by nancy on Oct 16, 2006 14:38:41 GMT -7
Och, Charles, guess you have not been reading all the forum after all ... Click here for one of our several discussions (and recipe) for bigos: BIGOS or go the website for a nice picture and recipe from Chef Mike Bigos at Polish Culture Website
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Post by bescheid on Oct 16, 2006 14:55:02 GMT -7
Nancy Thank you Ok now I know what a bigo is. Knowledge comes easily when death is near. Thanks for including the receipte of Chief Mike, that sounds very tasty as I do like to eat. probably the prime reason of my currant over weightness. Charles
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Post by bescheid on Oct 16, 2006 15:02:19 GMT -7
Charles I love putting my friends out of their misery. You above all should know about bigos = sauerkraut stew with meat!! Leslie your personal translator! Thank you for your compassion oh kind sir. Well, now I know, well gollies, so I forgot And, I really do hate being a barbarian, these skins we wear sure began to smell and itch after a few weeks in the early winter rains. Charles
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Post by piwo on Oct 16, 2006 15:39:58 GMT -7
I confess I did not know you had bangers and mash and shepherds pie in the USA. Well, I had bangers and eggs in Hawaii: na prawda!! Across the street from the Ilikai hotel, there is an English Pub down in a basement, and we went popped in for breakfast instead of eating at the hotels in the area. There were more then just bangers for breakfast, but I don't recall all the "slang" names for them. They were good.............
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