Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 ,Good idea on the pumpkin seeds. Yes, I am trying to get all the nutrition I can out of the pumpkin.I did roast,puree and freeze about 10 pie pumpkins so I can use that. I usually cut them in half first,seed and roast.Oh,my Gosh is that good stuff. Man I think i am making pumpkin smoothies today. We have just started growing Jerusilem Artichokes. They are yummy raw and cooked. We just had them cooked like you would home fries and spooooo yummy.KathyOn Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:46 AM, <berrywell@...> wrote: Pumpkin is one of my staple foods, and is very healthy and nutritious. Â You CAN eat pumpkin raw, no harm in it, but I find it to be too starchy and floury. Â I prefer it cooked. Â Throwing some raw pumpkin seeds in your smoothies is a great way to get the raw nutrition of them, if that is your goal. Â If you just want the pumpkin for body and a base, it is better cooked. Â I roast WHOLE pumpkins in my solar oven (can do them in a slow cooker too) for easy handling. Â By roasting whole, you eliminate the need to saw through the hard shell-it splits open beautully and easily once it is cooked, and you can easily scoop out the seed mass and puree the flesh. Â I puree it in the Vitamix, then put it in ice cube trays and freeze into cubes, which I then transfer to a mason jar for storage, so I always have cooked pumpkin on hand to toss in a smoothie, ice cream or baked goods-also makes a lovely soup! > > Morning all, > I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > > Kathy > ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 , I bet you have answered this before, but my brain is just not finding it. What do YOU do with your cooked pumpkin seeds you pull out? Do you roast them? Toss in compost (obviously they are no longer raw). OR? Velda On 1/13/2012 7:46 AM, wrote: > Pumpkin is one of my staple foods, and is very healthy and nutritious. You CAN eat pumpkin raw, no harm in it, but I find it to be too starchy and floury. I prefer it cooked. Throwing some raw pumpkin seeds in your smoothies is a great way to get the raw nutrition of them, if that is your goal. If you just want the pumpkin for body and a base, it is better cooked. I roast WHOLE pumpkins in my solar oven (can do them in a slow cooker too) for easy handling. By roasting whole, you eliminate the need to saw through the hard shell-it splits open beautully and easily once it is cooked, and you can easily scoop out the seed mass and puree the flesh. I puree it in the Vitamix, then put it in ice cube trays and freeze into cubes, which I then transfer to a mason jar for storage, so I always have cooked pumpkin on hand to toss in a smoothie, ice cream or baked goods-also makes a lovely soup! > > > > > >> Morning all, >> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? >> >> Kathy >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 You will not believe how much easier it is to place a pumpkin whole in a solar oven, then when done and cooled, it comes open and you scoop seeds out. And Yes, it is delicious no matter how you prepare it. Velda On 1/13/2012 7:57 AM, Kathy M wrote: , Good idea on the pumpkin seeds. Yes, I am trying to get all the nutrition I can out of the pumpkin.I did roast,puree and freeze about 10 pie pumpkins so I can use that. I usually cut them in half first,seed and roast.Oh,my Gosh is that good stuff. Man I think i am making pumpkin smoothies today. We have just started growing Jerusilem Artichokes. They are yummy raw and cooked. We just had them cooked like you would home fries and spooooo yummy. Kathy On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:46 AM, <berrywell@...> wrote: Pumpkin is one of my staple foods, and is very healthy and nutritious. Â You CAN eat pumpkin raw, no harm in it, but I find it to be too starchy and floury. Â I prefer it cooked. Â Throwing some raw pumpkin seeds in your smoothies is a great way to get the raw nutrition of them, if that is your goal. Â If you just want the pumpkin for body and a base, it is better cooked. Â I roast WHOLE pumpkins in my solar oven (can do them in a slow cooker too) for easy handling. Â By roasting whole, you eliminate the need to saw through the hard shell-it splits open beautully and easily once it is cooked, and you can easily scoop out the seed mass and puree the flesh. Â I puree it in the Vitamix, then put it in ice cube trays and freeze into cubes, which I then transfer to a mason jar for storage, so I always have cooked pumpkin on hand to toss in a smoothie, ice cream or baked goods-also makes a lovely soup! > > Morning all, > I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > > Kathy > ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 After they have been cooked and dehydrated, are the shells easier to eat than raw to roasted? (You eat the shells right?) I've eaten the shells of pumpkin seeds that I've roasted from raw and they were way to fibrous for my enjoyment ;-) Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))>< On Jan 13, 2012, at 8:21 PM, wrote: I dehydtrate the cooked sreds, sprinkle with sea salt and gobble them up! Sometimes I will cut a whole pumpkin and keep the seeds raw, but they are delicious cooked and crisped back up in the dehydrator too-and MUCH easier to contend with! > >> Morning all, > >> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > >> > >> Kathy > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 So, you dehydrate, rather than toast them. Interesting. What temp do you set the dehydrator and how long? I have 2 pumpkins here I want to solar cook and do seeds. Velda On 1/13/2012 5:21 PM, wrote: > > > I dehydtrate the cooked sreds, sprinkle with sea salt and gobble them up! Sometimes I will cut a whole pumpkin and keep the seeds raw, but they are delicious cooked and crisped back up in the dehydrator too-and MUCH easier to contend with! > > > > >>>> Morning all, >>>> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? >>>> >>>> Kathy >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yes, I eat shells and all. I don't like the shells if they are roasted, but dehydrating seems to make them break up more easily, more crumbly.Sent from my iPadOn Jan 13, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Lea Ann Savage <lsavage@...> wrote: After they have been cooked and dehydrated, are the shells easier to eat than raw to roasted? (You eat the shells right?) I've eaten the shells of pumpkin seeds that I've roasted from raw and they were way to fibrous for my enjoyment ;-) Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))>< On Jan 13, 2012, at 8:21 PM, wrote: I dehydtrate the cooked sreds, sprinkle with sea salt and gobble them up! Sometimes I will cut a whole pumpkin and keep the seeds raw, but they are delicious cooked and crisped back up in the dehydrator too-and MUCH easier to contend with! > >> Morning all, > >> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > >> > >> Kathy > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Ok, thanks. I can do that. The excaliber is out in the sun room, so I can't recall it's highest temp, but it should be fun to try. Velda On 1/13/2012 5:42 PM, wrote: > Yes, I just put the gooey stringy mass in a strainer after I cut the cooked pumpkin, let it air dry for a little while, then scrape off the strings with a fork, sprinkle the seeds with sea salt then dehydrate on high overnight. Yum! > > > > > >>>>>> Morning all, >>>>>> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? >>>>>> >>>>>> Kathy >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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