Make Pumpkin Stew!
My friend Melanie made a pumpkin stew for my roommate and me back when I lived in St. George, Utah. I had never heard of such a dish, and I remember being a little apprehensive about trying it. It was yummy and festive all at the same time!
So, last Saturday we bought a pumpkin at Tolmachoff Farms and had Pumpkin Stew on Sunday, thanks to Melanie for sending me her recipe. 
First, I browned the stew meat. Then I peeled carrots and potatoes, diced some onion, and combined the meat and veggies in a large pot (along with diced tomatoes). For seasonings, the recipe called for minced garlic, salt, pepper, beef bouillon, and a clove. Add some water and let the stew simmer for 2 hours. I didn’t have 2 hours, so I let it simmer long enough to cook the vegetables.
While the stew was cooking, Stephen cut a lid in our pumpkin and hollowed it out. 
Next, came the fun part. We put the pumpkin on a baking sheet, ladled the stew into the pumpkin, and put it in the oven to bake for 2 hours. (Yes, this dish takes a LONG time to cook.) 
Since my oven seems to cook things faster than recipes indicate, our pumpkin stew was done in about an hour and a half.
To serve, we used a spoon to scrape the cooked pumpkin from the sides into the stew.
Happy Harvest!
I saw you in short sleeves and thought doesn’t she know it is fall? Oh yeah…you live in the desert
This stew looks intriguing!
That stew looks good, your going to have to tell me how it turns out, We might fry it.
sorry, slip of the finger, I wanted to type in t for try instead it came out as fry.Just thought I’ll clear that up. Looked good though.