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Goodbye 2020!

Wrapping up 2020 Oh 2020, how you challenged us. We slugged through shutdowns, survived isolation, learned about grocery store supply chain management, and even adopted a new social norm called Social Distancing! Many leading mental heal...

One of our last meals for 2020 was Hosted by Lynn and her husband and the Guests were former Hosts, Mahria and Brian. When I first met Lynn I was immediately taken in by her sense of family, cooking and community. She and her husband are both medical professionals and her sense of community and well being really shined.
When we talked about her meals, one of the original ideas was an Oktoberfest theme she she has some Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Then she told me about her seasonal go-to meal that she first saw on the local TV News a long time ago. For those if us old enough to recall, in Philly had the Greengrocer Joe Carcione or maybe it was Frank Jelinek on Dining Around. Referencing both of them seems like a nice tribute regardless of who broadcasted the dish, they both were inspiring to me!
Just the sight of a pumpkin brings forward memories of past Halloween treats and Thanksgiving tables overflowing with home cooked food. Nothing is more authentic american cuisine than a Thanksgiving meal. Besides a turkey, nothing says fall better than a great big pumpkin,

Hope you enjoy the attached youtube video!

Lynn's Pumpkin Meal Lynn prepares a uniques holiday beef stew and served in a pumpkin.