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Therapy Time: My PUMPKIN CHILI BEAN CASSEROLE –
Actually it started out from a very basic web recipe but quickly refined and steadily improved over the years, sufficient to claim it is DF unique.

Thanks to my son-in-law DW, a prolific home garden vegetable grower, this cooking exercise began with his generous gift of a 3.3kg summer squash (pumpkin). Not sure of the variety/type, as it is (was!) gourd-shaped, but unlike the Butternut, the outer skin was pale yellowy-green, and the seeds occupy the centre of the vegetable, not just one end. Bright yellow flesh – as you will see.

The photos here depict a double bash – two separate batches cooked simultaneously…yet only half of the pumpkin was needed! Test taste? Dare I say – superb, flavoursome –and yes, this is a vegetarian dish.

A last comment – I portioned off enough for one meal which requires that extra bit of chilli heat, for my other son-in-law, BT, a lover of hot spicy stuff. Now I am wondering – did I tweak it a little too much or not enough? Will soon find out….

1. Large shallow baking dishes containing chopped pumpkin, lightly sprayed with olive oil then sprinkled with finely chopped fresh garlic and ginger.
2. and 3. Sliced onion, diced celery and carrot start the preparatory base, followed by chopped tomatoes and a ‘special’ herbs and spices sauce home creation; then a mixed and black beans combination in the stockpot.
4. Roasted squash added to the stockpot.
5. Final mix of the casserole. (PS Great for freezing in meal portions, saving time later).