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KathyD
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Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by KathyD » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:16 pm

Woooohoooo! This is my first food photo forum post in our new home! :D

Tonight I made Cucina Casalingo's Great Pumpkin Meatloaf from the old Zaar site. I like trying different pumpkin recipes in the fall, and this one intrigued me. While it was good, it wasn't a WOW dinner. I liked coating the inside of the pumpkin with salt/pepper and mustard -- genius! I used a sweet/hot mustard and really liked the flavor it gave to the pumpkin. The meatloaf itself fell a little short for me, and I probably should have used my favorite meatloaf recipe. Like another reviewer, I had trouble with fat collecting on top of the meatloaf. Looking back, I think that occurred because the meatloaf mixture did not overflow the pumpkin (mine came to within an inch of the top, so the fat was stuck inside the cavity. If the meatloaf mixture overfills the cavity, then the fat rising to the top can bubble out and drain down the sides of the pumpkin. Good lesson learned in case I attempt something like this again.

At any rate, dinner was good, but probably a one-hit wonder. I was a bit rushed, and the photos are not the best, but I got two fairly good ones, not great, but then that's the way things were going today.

Now, here's my dilemma. Should I post the photo on Food.com? Or wait to see if Cucina posts the recipe here?

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KittenCal
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by KittenCal » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:29 pm

OM my goodness Kathy those photos are just beautiful!!

Kathy I have no problem with the photo on Food.com ;)

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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by Guest » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:38 pm

Oh wow, those are beautiful!!

KittenCal
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by KittenCal » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:44 pm

I've never seen anything quite like that before :shock: but I like it!!

Kchurchill5
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by Kchurchill5 » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:48 pm

That is just totally cool! Who would of thunk it. I think it looks great!

Laury
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by Laury » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:23 am

I like how the photos look. I would never think of having food cooked in a pumpkin.

Derf
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by Derf » Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:26 pm

Kathy that looks amazing , the first photo especially should be in a magazine :!:

KathyD
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by KathyD » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:11 pm

Thanks everyone for your feedback. This is one of the better "dinner in a pumpkin" recipes I've made over the years. It's just a fun thing to try each fall. I really like trying different recipes that utilize pumpkin in them -- you can really come up with some good stuff.
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Bergy
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Re: Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

Post by Bergy » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:25 pm

Those are stunning photos - Welcome to the photo forum I have a feeling that you will be a regular at least I hpe so!

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