The Horme Studio

This is everyone working together to prep our pumpkins for pumpkin pie!

For some, it was a new experience to cut into a pumpkin, for others, it was a new concept to use pumpkins as something other than “decoration”.

Together, we scooped out the seeds, placed pumpkins on a baking sheet, placed them in the oven, and then scooped out the soft pumpkin after cooling.

I didn’t get pictures of it, but I found an amazing hand powered blender at a thrift store and we used that to combine all the ingredients for our pie filling.

In the end, I was surprised at who enjoyed the pie and who didn’t. One of the children that I was certain wouldn’t eat it ended up devouring it and wanting more! Another who I thought was going to live it didn’t even want it on their plate.

All in all, it was a new experience for everyone and a first wave in trying new foods in new ways. Exposure is so important for building an open palette.

Stay tuned this week, we have more pumpkin and will be making pumpkin bread! I will try to get a picture of our awesome hand powered food processor!