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Article: SWEET pumpkin PLEASURES ; From soups to seeds, pumpkin can add savory flavor to fall menus
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- November 7, 2007
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If you have a fondness for pumpkin, now is the time to indulge.
Beyond popular pumpkin pie, the season's sugar pumpkins provide rich
and savory fall flavor for a home dinner or Thanksgiving feast.
"Pumpkins aren't just for pies anymore," said Chef Marc Orfaly,
who served a five-course pumpkin menu at Pigalle last week. "I think
they're just as good savory as they are sweet."
For his inventive dinner, Orfaly prepared pumpkin risotto with
duck confit and black truffle; pumpkin hash with boudin noir, a
French charcuterie sausage; pumpkin flan with porchetta, a suckling
pig; and pumpkin mousse with lobster-potato roll.
Home cooks can keep it simpler, of course, using pumpkin for
soups, as ...