Article: A SAVORY challenge; SHOPPING LIST Bakery 4 French rolls Dairy 3 ounces Parmesan cheese 1 ounce butter Ethnic 8 ounces light, unsweetened, canned coconut milk Meat 12 ounces spicy Italian-style sausage Miscellaneous dry goods 56 ounces reduced-salt chicken broth Pasta, Rice & Beans 2 cups Arborio rice Produce 1 lime 1 carrot 1 rib celery 2 large onions 1 medium-sized pumpkin (9 to 10 pounds) 1-inch piece of fresh ginger 8 sprigs fresh rosemary Spices 1 ounce curry powder Spirits 4 ounces white wine

Thanks to the jack-o'-lantern, we associate the pumpkin with Halloween. Even Martha Stewart, in the October issue of Martha Stewart Living, carves pumpkins with monograms or shadow portraits a stylish face lift for the familiar toothy grin seen on front porches everywhere.

Surrounded by these seasonal reminders, no one should be surprised to read that 95% of all pumpkins bought by the general public are for decorative purposes. But it made me wonder: what happens to the remaining 5%? Are there brave souls out there who actually buy fresh pumpkin to cook and eat?

And, perhaps, for something other than pumpkin pie? Occasionally, I will see pumpkin on the menu of some gourmet, eclectic ...

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