Pumpkin Goodies with my Punkin

My husband is the most AMAZING pumpkin picker EVER! Not only is it BEAUTIFUL, but I didn't even need this little gadget that I bought because it was the CLEANEST pumpkin I've ever seen. Really it only took me 10 min. to gut this pumpkin and I only used a kitchen knife and a spoon.



So this morning Molly and I got up and made pumpkin seeds. I've never made these on my own and it's been years since I've even had one since the only person who ate them growing up was my older brother. Molly and I made 2 different kinds carmelized (on the right) and traditional salted. They look pretty and the carmelizzed ones are my favorite of the two but I'm still not a huge fan of pumpkin seeds.



Then we attempted to make pumpkin empanadas since Rustin loves them so much. Needless to say they weren't pretty at all. Nor did they taste good. I followed the recipe to the letter but they just didn't come out right.



Then I had left over empanada filling so I mixed in a chocolate chip cookie mix and baked them. They may not be a traditional tasting cookie but they're pretty yummy. Plus I cut out the egg and stick of butter so better for you, so that's a plus. They'll be bagged up later as "Boo" gifts for our neighbors.



And I'll leave you with a picture of our Halloween card, which were supposed to go in the mail yesterday but I forgot to buy stamps.