If the only thing you’ve ever made with pumpkin is pumpkin pie, we’re here to help expand your repertoire. There’s a whole world of savory pumpkin dishes that evoke fall comfort: soups, stews, curries, sauces, hummus. And pumpkin loves pasta (use it as a sauce or a filling for gnocchi, ravioli, or lasagna). What are your favorite dishes using pumpkin? We also demystify pumpkin spice with a food scientist and talk to baristas at Doro Marketplace & Café in West Hartford about the popularity of the pumpkin spice latte. A local pumpkin farmer from Castle Hill Farm joins the show, too. Where is your favorite local farm or pumpkin patch?
This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski. Gene Amatruda worked the board. Our interns are Abē Levine and Dylan Reyes.
Guests:
- Maggie Michalczyk – Registered dietitian and author of The Great Big Pumpkin Cookbook. Maggie is the creator of Once Upon a Pumpkin
- Kantha Shelke, Ph.D. - Food scientist and principal at Corvus Blue in Chicago, a member expert at the Institute of Food Technologists, and a senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University
- Sophia Polli – Assistant manager, Doro Marketplace & Café in West Hartford.
- Victoria Farrow – Barista, Doro Marketplace & Café in West Hartford, Conn.
- Stephanie Paproski Kearns – 4th generation farmer at Castle Hill Farm in Newtown, Conn.
Featured Recipes:
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Everything But The Bagel Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
