Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
After stealing two pumpkins from the Halloween at the Farm (which was a bust due to inclement weather), Meredith, Axel, and I sliced and diced until we had created two masterpieces and a heaping pile of pumpkin guts. Axel carved a sailboat into his pumpkin and Meredith and I created a smiley emoticon pumpkin. There are pictures of the final products in my gallery. Only at Case…
There are three options presented with pumpkin guts. You could throw them away and you would be very lame. If you are seeking mischief on a neighbor’s garden or simply enjoy growing yearly copious quantities of pumpkins for the rest of eternity, you could plant the seeds. However, the best option is the tastiest. Eat them.
I followed the Joy of Cooking’s directions and baked the seeds (which Meredith and I separated from the guts by washing them in a strainer) for an hour and a half at 250 degrees. Before baking, I coated them with a little kosher salt. I just found some more exotic pumpkin seed recipes that I would be interested in trying next year.