For the most part, my videos give me an extreme feeling of secondary embarrassment (the embarrassment you feel when you see someone fall down the stairs) for myself (like watching myself fall down the stairs). The one that takes the cake on this however is last year’s All Things Pumpkin where my dad and I dressed up as cat burglars and made pumpkin soup.
I’ve heard it said that situations that make us most uncomfortable are the ones that provide the most opportunity for growth. So this year, we’ve done it again. Dressed up as ‘cool cats’ we got out our chopping knives and cooked up a delicious Roasted Pumpkin and Vegetable Medley… and had a very huge laugh along the way.
We get pretty excited about the whole carving aspect of pumpkins that we forget they’re actually food. When your pumpkins are done scaring the kiddies, and if the squirrels don’t get to them first (they’ve been ravenous all over my parents’ North Toronto neighbourhood), then make up a deelish pumpkin delight. Add in some other local, seasonal veggies and roast away. I have yet to meddle up a medley that wasn’t pumpkin perfect.
And for the record, running a vote here. Do you think my dad looks a bit like my grandma Fritzi with the cat make-up on?
Maple Roasted Pumpkin
1/2 sugar pumpkin, sliced and chopped into 3/4 inch cubes
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 red onion, sliced
2 stalks, celery, sliced
drizzle of olive oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 -2 Tbs grated ginger root
2 tsp paprika
1tsp thyme
2 tsp sage
sea salt and cayenne to taste
Additional options: add in whatever veg you might have lurking about in your fridge- green beans, cabbage, Brussel’s sprouts, sweet potato, fennel… alls good ya know.
- Preheat oven to 400
- Toss all ingredients together and transfer to a roasting pan or parchment lined cookie sheet
- Place in oven for 20 minutes
- Remove, toss around with a wooden spoon and replace in oven for another 15-20 minutes, until pumpkin in tender
- Add sea salt, cayenne to taste
- Serve haaaaawt out of the oven or at room temperature.
Happy Halloween everyone and MEOW!
Haha so fun
Fabulous fall recipe!
OMG–that was so funny!! You two are too cute!! Such a nice relationship you have with your parents! Happy Halloween!!
Oh boy, that did make me laugh!! Great video. I love your Dad!
This is too cute Meg!!
You two are adorable!!!
HAHAHA!
Mmmm I love pumpkin.
HAHAHAHA… hilarious! This was my favourite line of dialogue:
Meghan: And what are pumpkin seeds good for?
Ron: Prostate!
Meghan: That’s right.
Hope you guys have an amazing Halloween party… I’m sure the whole street will be congregated around your house for the whole night. Will Ron be manning the tikki bar again?
you crack me right up.
um, your dad totally looks like Fritzi! he should dress up as her next halloween!
Your dad is way too cute! And I love roasted pumpkin and I love maple, so that’s a winner!
I have just shared with my Dad in hopes that he will make a video with me. Not too sure what about, likely about feet
Actually, your Dad reminded me a bit of Picasso in that outfit
Meant as a compliment!
You and your Dad did a great job. You both have a great sense of humor!
[...] Maple Pumpkin Medley (sorry- we were too excited about our costumes to take a photo of the meal) There is a video though! Local Ingredients: pumpkin, sweet potato, fennel, onion, maple syrup, garlic [...]
And by adorable I assume you mean completely randomly ridiculous. I come by it naturally.
I am telling him you said so. I thought so too!
I would love to see that mace!