This weekend has been pretty eventful to say the least. Yesterday we had my best friend's birthday party, and today we woke to have an amazing brunch and I got to spend the whole day jarring with my friend April. April is a friend of mine from school and she just happens to love homemaking as much as I do. She has a great garden and even a few chickens that she tends to. She lives in a beautiful single family home outside of the city where she has cultivated her own little "farmette". I had only visited once before but I loved everything about it from the first time that I saw it. I had been meaning to get to April's house again for the last few months but our schedules just hadn't lined up. Back in November April told me that she had grown her first large pumpkin and that she wanted to make sure she made good use of it. Well today we decided to do just that. We spent a full day jarring pumpkin and making our own seasoned baked pumpkin and sweet and spicy pickled pumpkin! (Pics and recipes below)
Sweet & Spicy Pickled Pumpkin Recipe
10-12 Pounds of pumpkin (pure, cleaned, and cut into 3in. spears)
6-8 Hot red Chile peppers (chopped rustically)
1 large sweet onion (chopped)
8 cups of white vinegar
6 cups of granulated sugar
1 package of Ball brand 100% Natural Bread and Butter Pickling spice
Directions for preparing pickling solution
Bring vinegar, sugar, and package of pickling spice to a simmer in a large boiling pot.
Directions for prepping Ball jars
Bring jars and lids to a slight boil in a large pot. Use tongs to remove hot jars and empty any water out of the jar before use. Place pumpkin spears, peppers, and sweet onion inside of jars and fill to the top with pickle solution. Seal jars and let set for 4-6 weeks for optimum flavor.
Seasoned Baked Pumpkin Recipe
2-3 pounds of pumpkin (pure, cleaned, and cut rustically)
1/4 tbsp of evoo
2 tbsp Malt vinegar
2 tbsp of Pomegranate Balsamic vinegar
Salt, pepper, and mixed herbs to taste
Directions
Mix all ingredients together in a baking pan and bake on 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes. This recipe pairs well with poultry and seafood dishes.
Enjoy!
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