Saturday, November 13, 2010

In The Kitchen With Meg

This morning we put in our winter garden.  This afternoon we spent time under a blanket on the couch reading The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis while the kids made paper crafts.  It just felt like a Fall day, a perfect Fall day.


We needed an appropriate meal!  Meg had this meal in mind for weeks having dreamed it up on her own.  So, today we had a hearty pork stew seasoned with herbs from the garden and a hint of nutmeg.  Served in a pumpkin.  After creating the stew we stuck it in the pumpkin and baked it for about 15-20 minutes so the pumpkin got just tender.  Then when you scooped out your stew you could also get a bit of fresh pumpkin off the sides.

When prepping the pumpkin, Meg very thoughtfully cut a notch for the ladle.  What a girl!


And then Meg said, "Mom, this needs bread.  Some sort of bread that's good with lots of butter."  It wasn't time to start a loaf of french bread, so we made some buttery biscuits.  They came toasty from the oven at the same time as the stew.

Mmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm!

5 comments:

Kristina said...

Sounds amazing! Great job Meg!!!

Lady Dorothy said...

You're awesome, Meg! I appreciate "some sort of bread that's good with lots of butter." I've always felt that's a rustic meal all in itself! (I think I must have gotten that idea from "Heidi". *smile*)

THE Princess Bombshell* said...

Meg, you are too sweet and precious!

Michelle said...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who turns to biscuits when there isn't time to start fresh bread ;) What a neat idea for the pumpkin - it's gorgeous and yummy!

Gombojav Tribe said...

Thank you everybody for liking my idea! --Meg