Sunday, October 16, 2011

6 Minutes

Still no city power, so I have exactly 6 minutes to blog something spectacular.  So... um.. well... hmmm... nothing too spectacular taking place, unfortunately.  I'm still getting a kick out of our "bleak and futile" existence here.  Except, it doesn't really feel so bleak and futile.  All my dear blog readers out there might be suffering because I don't seem to get a chance to do much blogging lately, but otherwise, it's not bad.  The main reason why I want to get some cooking gas someday is because I want to make some pumpkin pie, pumpkin tarts or or even some pumpkin loaf.  I've got a few pumpkins, and no way to make anything except stove-top pumpkin-y things.  Soup, mashed pumpkin... any other grand ideas?  I'm especially craving something creamy and sweet and delicious, like pumpkin pie, but I have no idea how to make anything like that using just a stove top (or a microwave).  So... any ideas?

Anyway, food continues to take up much of my extra time.  Which is fine with me.  Cooking and thinking about how/what to cook is definitely a hobby I enjoy! 

Today, a bit of time was taken up by trying to figure out how to get my phone to work.  Seems this whole "new country" thing comes with a few hiccups.  Today seems to be the "new country code" day for one of the main networks - the network that I've been using for the last 5 years.  I'm rather attached to my little SIM card, but I think I will have to trade it in for a newer model this week if I want to keep making calls :(

Oh, stink.  The guards were right on time with their generator shutting down, so it seems my 6 minutes are up...

3 comments:

Estel said...

My mom used to sometimes make pumpkin custard - it was like pumpkin pie filling with no crust.

Googling for {stovetop pumpkin custard}, I found a few recipes.

Here's one for pumpkin custard:
http://sneakykitchen.com/Recipes/pumpkin_custard.htm

Here's one for stovetop pumpkin pie; it assumes you have access to a pre-baked pie crust, which I'm guessing is likely not the case, but it ought to be possible to make the filling and just not put it in a crust:
http://community.tasteofhome.com/community_forums/f/30/t/320745.aspx

And here are some microwave pumpkin custard recipes:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=122715

http://www.food.com/recipe/microwave-pumpkin-custard-45085

http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Microwave-Pumpkin-Custard-Recipezaar

http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/pumpkin-custard.aspx

It looks like there are lots more microwave pumpkin custard recipes, too; I've just picked the first few I came across.

Tanya said...

Mmmm... me thinks I shall try some pumpkin custard tomorrow for dessert! Thanks for the suggestions!

Tanya said...

Mmmm... me thinks I shall try some pumpkin custard tomorrow for dessert! Thanks for the suggestions!