or mushroom stems. Freeze the stock in ice cube trays for convenient portions that can be added to sauces, soups, or stir-fries as needed. The pumpkin flesh is the thick, orange part you scoop ...

Although many people grab orange pie pumpkins for cooking ... you'll want to look at the stem first. Pumpkins with dry brown ...

meaning the fruit is completely orange and the rind is tough. * Make sure the pumpkin is solid and has no soft spots or unhealed wounds in the rind. * Select a pumpkin with a healthy stem that is ...

Even if you've been carving pumpkins your whole life, it might be time to approach that orange canvas with a fresh ... bottom-up approach that keeps the stem intact to surprisingly handy tools ...

If you’re heading to a pumpkin patch soon, you’ll likely be wading through a field of orange. Pumpkin patches ... a pumpkin that’s firm and has its stem still intact,” Barlogia says.

Chartier faced a barrage of challenges – stink bugs threatening the leaves, squash vine borers targeting the stem ... giant orange dream. “I think people love fall and they love pumpkins ...