What to make with Pumpkin?

Pumpkins aren't easy to find here, but we did find this one a few weeks ago. This is my second fall of baking a pumpkin and freezing lots of pumpkin puree.

This pumpkin made 12 cups of pumpkin puree. My freezer is full, so I've been looking for different recipes to use my pumpkin. So far I've made several loaves of pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, and am saving some pumpkin in small ice cube size portions for when Urban starts eating pureed food.

The other night I found a recipe for pumpkin chili. It caught my interest, but I was a bit skeptical that my family would enjoy it because there is no meat in it. To our delight we loved it. Here is the recipe:

Pumpkin Chili

4 cups of water

1- 15 oz can kidney beans

1- 15 oz can crushed tomatoes

15 oz. pumpkin puree

1 c. chopped onion

1 c. red bell pepper

1 c. uncooked bulgur

1 tbsp. chili powder ( I added a bit more, because I thought it needed it)

1 tsp. minced garlic

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. salt

Mix together. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3o minutes.

Asher's Potty

Asher got a little potty today. I am not sure when I am going to start potty training him, but he is definitely interested. It may be because he has two little friends that he visits quite often and they have their own potties. Asher woke up from his nap today and was so excited to sit on it. Guess where he wanted to eat his afternoon snack?