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Here are the latest updates for jorgehumbertocoelho.cooking@blogger.com   "IDEAS IN FOOD" - 1 new article Pumpkin Caraffe More Recent Articles Search IDEAS IN FOOD Prior Mailing Archive Pumpkin Caraffe When we did the dinner at elements, one course focused on autumn gourds. We cured cobia with a squash-miso. We enriched a drained yogurt with reduced squash juice. We made a crisp with dried squash puree. We made gomasio with pumpkin seeds and dried pumpkin flesh. And we had a squash consomme infused with aromatics which needed to be poured table side. We just needed a serving vessel. I reached for a small pumpkin and went to work. The first cuts were to make a kind of trap door in order to hollow out the gourd from behind. We scooped out all of the seeds and pulp and put a pouring hole in the top front. We filled the pumpkin with the hot consomme and set it on a bed of aromatics which mirrored those that were in the consomme itself. We were then able to pour the consomme into the dishes table side. Unfortunately, this service piece was a pit impromtu and we had only one properly sized pumpkin to work with. At one point during the evening it put a strain on the service staff as they were passing the pumpkin and getting it refilled for various diners. The guests wanted to be served from the pumpkin. In one instance they sent back consomme which was to be poured from porcelain pitchers preferring to wait for the pumpkin. I would have done the same thing. Years Past: October 28, 2010 October 28, 2009 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2007 October 28, 2006 October 28, 2005   • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • • More Recent Articles Persimmons and Chestnuts Green Chile and Miso Volt ink. Roasted Pepper Sugo Chocolate Chocolate (whole wheat) Cookies