The Obligatory RECIPE Thread!

[Plenum]

Plenum - do you use fresh pumpkin?

yes, I do! I didn't know there was any other kind lol

Where do you find/buy that?

most supermarkets (I'm in Australia). I take it you are living in a part of the world where pumpkin is hard to grow/not a popular food item.

I visit a local growers market/barn and they offer pumpkin in halves and quarters. The butternut pumpkin is my favourite. A perfect size, and a great texture.

And do you turn the crock pot on high or low or what?

low is usually the best setting. High is only useful if you want to cook it more 'traditionally' (around 2 hours cooking time), whereas the whole principle of 'slow cooking' is to allow the heat to infuse and spread, and make things ultra juicy and tender. I'm getting hungry just talking about it lol.

I've had a problem with legumes not cooking thoroughly when using them in the crock pot - although I haven't actually tried using lentils.

if by legumes you mean peas and beans, yeah, I've had problems with those too. I think they need to be soaked and boiled, and then perhaps added to the crock pot mix. Those things are darned hard to cook! Lentils are fine, just need enough water and cooking time. (and a bit of oil)

Thanks!

no, thank YOU!