Roasted pumpkin seeds

While eating my pumpkin, i also saved all the seeds (putted them in a box with water in the fridge xD) until i had all the seeds, then i looked up on internet for what to do with them and decided to test out this recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.

They turned out way better than last time i tried making roasted pumpkin seeds xD

So first you boil the pumpkin seeds in salty water for about 10 minutes, then you dry them a bit and mix them with oil and salt and spread them on a baking sheet, then you place them high in the oven and roast them on 200°C until they are ready (aka golden brown and crispy). I think mine took about 15-20 minutes.

Was really delicious =D Wanted to buy another pumpkin just for the seeds xD

Veggie soup with pumpkin

Made a pumpkin polenta dish yesterday but forgot to take picture so i'll write about todays dinner instead =p

This dish is kinda like add everything from the closets/fridge that you want, so i'll just say what i used then you can add what you want, like and have available =D

Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped in pieces
A tablespoon ginger or so, chopped in small pieces
0.5 chili in small pieces
1 carrot, in rings
2 small potatoes in pieces
1 small red beet in pieces
1 bunch of pumpin, in pieces (i wanted more pumpkin than i used xD pumpkin rocks! =D)
Leeks (think mine was 15 cm or so) in rings
Broccoli in pieces (i used 2 florets but probably yummier with more)
Water
Veggie bullion
A handful bulgur
A handful red lentils
A tablespoon or 2 of tomato paste
Lots of spices to taste, i used fennel, ginger, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, coriander, spaghetti spice, turmeric, mint, oregano
I also added a little bit of noodles at the end =p

Directions: Chop veggies and bring to boil with water and veggie bullion. Add bulgur, lentils, spices, tomato paste, and simmer until veggies and stuffs are ready. Add noodles and simmer until they are ready. Enjoy =p

Pumpkin curry

Since i got myself a pumpkin now it's time to eat it =p (not much else interesting i can do with it xD)

So here's my first pumpkin dish of the year, inspired by the warming curry dish from vegetarbloggen.

I didnt measure anything at all, i just took something. Vegetarbloggen has however measured some stuff if you want measurements =p Also you can add anything you want ofc and how much of each ingredient that you want also.

Ingredients:
Vegan butter (i used alpro which i love =p oil is fine too or just water i guess)
Ginger, chopped
Onion, chopped
Garlic, chopped
Chili, chopped
Mushroom, in pieces, i sliced mine
Carrot, in pieces, i sliced it in rings
Pumpkin, in pieces, i had rectangles
Zucchini,in pieces, i had half moons
Water + vegetable bullion
Coconut milk
Curry powder
Bulgur (mine was whole, but other stuff like rice or so can be used also)
Chickpeas
Cherry tomatoes (or normal ones), in pieces, i cut mine in 4
Salt
Pepper
Coriander powder
Lemon

Heat butter in pan and add ginger, onion, garlic, and chili and saute on medium heat, then add mushroom, carrot, pumpkin and zucchini and saute some more. Add water, bullion, coconut milk, curry, bulgur and bring to a boil. Add chickpeas and cherry tomatoes and simmer on low heat until nice and ready xD Then taste with salt, pepper, coriander and lemon (or add them earlier whenever you feel like it).

Tadaaaa you got yummy dinner ^.^ (sorry for bad picture xD)

Pumpkin muffins/cake

I wanted to use the spare pumpkin i got to make pumpkin muffins, but when the dough was ready, i couldn't find muffin shapes, so i putted it in cake shape instead hehe.

I followed mostly this recipe on vegweb: Pumpkin Spice Raisin Muffins 
The idea for pumpkin puree i found here on Vegandads cool blog (i wanted to make this too but got too lazy xD) and i searched with ecosia on how to make pumpkin puree (but i was too lazy to do/remember what they said) =p

Well here is what i did:

Ingredients:
1 dl whole wheat flour
0,5 dl sugar
About 0,5 teaspoon baking powder
About 0,25 teaspoon baking soda
About 0,5 teaspoon vanilla suger
About 0,25 teaspoon ginger
About 0,25 teaspoon nutmeg
About 0,5-1 teaspoon cinnamon (i just poured in hehe)
And you can also add cloves if you got, i dont have =(
About 0,5 teaspoon lemon juice
About 0,5 tablespoons vegetable oil
And then i have no idea how much pumpkin puree* i added, but i guess it was about 1 dl or so =p
And i also radded some raisins, i guess 0,25 - 0,5 dl xD

*First i cutted my remaining pumpkin (maybe 10x5 cm or so, i dont remember =p) in pieces and had them on a sheet in the oven on 200°C to try to make pumpkin puree. I think they were there for 20-30 minutes and i turned them once, then i putted them in a blender and blended them to a puree-like consistency. There's probably better ways to make it, but this worked more or less xD
For the cake i first added the dry ingredients and mixed, then the pumpkin puree, lemon juice and oil and mixed it, and last i added the raisins. Depending on your amount and liquidity of the pumpkin puree you may need more flour or liquid =p
Then i poured the mix into my beloved 13x13 cm cakeshape after a wild search for the cupcake shapes that i didnt find (so if you want cupcakes then do that hehe, should be like 2-4 cupcakes in this recipe @_@) and had it in the oven on about 200°C (i think, my oven is a bit evil on the temperatures so could be im wrong xD) for about 20 minutes =p

I managed to take a picture before i ate all as well hehe =)