Pumpkin Pie

About a week or so after Thanksgiving I found one organic pie pumpkin at the grocery.  Today I cut it, cooked it, and pureed it, and even toasted the pumpkin seeds.  (I'm not fond of the seeds, but Jeannie toasted quite a few at Thanksgiving and they love them.  I hope I did it right.)

I think I have enough pumpkin for two 9" pies, but my recipe calls for evaporated milk and two eggs, among other things.  I don't have the milk and have only 3 eggs in my fridge.  Jeannie has several cans of milk and I'm sure they have plenty of eggs, and I'm probably going to take the ingredients I have to her house tomorrow and make the pies there.  

I am so tired from cutting the pumpkin today I just can't get the energy to do anything else this evening.   I wounded my arm with the point of the knife, and also cut my thumb, but neither cuts were too bad and I will live.  Those pumpkin shells are the toughest things imaginable, and I'm reminded why I don't often do it.  Jeannie used their electric knife before Thanksgiving and the pumpkin was much easier to cut.

I thought I might beat the traffic this morning and drove to Costco first thing.  I have never gotten out of that store for $10, but today I bought two items at a total cost of just under $10.  Back out on the street I couldn't believe the traffic!  Really awful.

I just watched the weather forecast - foggy tomorrow, and "brilliant sunshine on Christmas Day".  That's something to look forward to.

Note, in answer to Ms. Belinda's comment, when I mention Bel Air I'm referring to my local supermarket - not the Bel Air in Southern CA!

I probably won't blog tomorrow and Christmas, so I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone holiday greetings.