Leo has never carved a pumpkin or had roasted pumpkin seeds before. Who knew? So last night, I sketched out a design and Leo used his brawn and patience to produce this:
Isn't he great?
And the pumpkin seeds? That's my department.
Roasted in a little butter and olive oils with salt, pepper and onion powder.
Meanwhile, I've been doing a little spinning. I haven't mentioned much about it recently, partly because El Matchador and I have had a couple ugly moment recently. There were some tension issues.
Let's be honest, these issues were my fault and I'm a big enough person to admit it. Wheels just weren't meant to spin with a mercerized cotton drive band. When I switched to a synthetic one that I had picked up a few weeks ago, it was as though the heavens opened up and angels began to sing. Another "oh duh!" moment for Marnie.
I haven't even calculated how much yardage I have here but it's a Merino/Tencel blend in a colorway called Sandstone. I bought it at Carolina Homespun, while on my road trip to Oregon. It's relatively fine, maybe a sport weight overall.
And here it is with my unblogable work, basking in a sun beam with Panda.
Great pumpkin! Great spinning! Mmmmm... pumpkin seeds, yum!
Great Pumpkin! Felix and Johnny carved a pumpkin last week. It shriveled in the 90 degree heat. So, they carved another one two nights ago, love it. I did not bake seeds. Hows the un bloggable stuff going? I see blue.
Hi Marnie, came here via a link on Becky's blog. Love the pumpkin. Tried pumpkin seeds once and didn't like them at all, however, your little concoction sounds pretty yummy to me.
Hi Marnie, came here via a link on Becky's blog. Love the pumpkin. Tried pumpkin seeds once and didn't like them at all, however, your little concoction sounds pretty yummy to me.
Hi Marnie, came here via a link on Becky's blog. Love the pumpkin. Tried pumpkin seeds once and didn't like them at all, however, your little concoction sounds pretty yummy to me.
When I read the first sentence of this post, I said "WWHHAAATTTT?" Leo must have had a very deprived childhood. We'll probably carve ours this weekend, yay!
try pumpkin seeds with chili powder, or even curry. they're imminently adaptable, and will take any flavor you want.
Oh, pumpking carving is too much fun! B doesn't like pumpkin seeds, so I get to roast them and eat them all!
Mmmm... Pumpkin seeds... I have some in my knitting bag! We learned this year that popcorn salt (and cheese) works great!!
Marnie, thnaks for giving me an idea of what seasonings to use on my pumpkin seeds. I will be roasting mine up tomorrow. And now Leo can add pumkin carver to his list of job skills. And did he like the pumpkin seeds?