Last night, as I was searching for pictures of onions on Flickr, I came across the photo you see above. It looked so delicious and appealing that I clicked through, hoping that the photographer might have been kind and posted the recipe to the dish along with the image. I was in luck, as under the picture was a link, indicating that the recipe was available on the photog's blog.
Clicking over to Eat Like A Girl, I found the recipe, along with more tasty-looking pictures of pumpkins and Israeli couscous. Reading through the recipe, it seems simple, seasonal and very promising. It looks like a good potluck dish and would be a great item to take with you to a non-traditional Thanksgiving buffet. I'm adding it to my file of things to remember when I'm in search of a new grain/pasta salad.
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The pumpkins that are the best for carving are not the best pumpkins 
..but not a bite to eat. With the beginning of October, the grocery stores in my area seem to be overflowing with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. However, I'm a bit confused by the numerous pumpkins that are not recommended for eating. The small pumpkins in a large display by the store entrance are marked "for display only, do not eat!" and the pumpkins in the produce section are covered with stickers that read "great for painting!" Am I the only one who heads to the produce department looking for things to eat? So, stubborn as I am, I've become set on turning these decorative objects into food -- and hopefully something more interesting than the pie that everyone seems to be so set on this time of year.
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