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     Astonishing,

     Awesome,

     Amazing,

     Breathtaking,

     Beautiful,

     Brilliant,

     Dazzling,

     Marvelous,

     Splendid,

     Superb,

     Wonderful,

 

Can you guess why I am listing up so many adjectives ?

I am looking for the most suitable word to describe what I saw this morning.

All seem to be too ordinary to me.

Maybe I should say “Beyond my description”?

You may be wondering what on earth I want to describe about.

 

 

How could I expect that I would see the most beautiful autumn leaves this fall as we have been having much warmer autumn compared with normal years, and it is said the leaves turn more vivid beautiful colors when the morning temperature is low.  

It was a surprise for me, of course a happy surprise.

 

The mist was rising from the lake !

The sun was shining on the leaves.

The morning dew was glittering on the edges of the leaves.

It was a mystical scene !!

(Unfortunately, the photos are not really showing what I saw with my eyes.)

 

 

I wanted to melt into this world.

 

 

After staying there for a while, I made a move to the mountain, where I enjoyed the other scenery of the autumn foliage.

 

When I was back home, I straight away started cooking as I found myself hungry.  

I watched the clock, and realized I spent so much time on my morning walk.

 

The pumpkin that I bought lately was so tasty, so I steamed it with a hint of salt, and then ate it up.
I often like to eat the pumpkin in this way when it is sweet and tasty.

 

When I want to prepare it for somebody else or put it in the bento box, I shape it into “Chakin”, which is the ball shape with some creases on the surface.

I should share this recipe with you today.

Anybody can make it as it is so simple to prepare !

 

 

Kabocha Chakin / Pumpkin Balls

かぼちゃ茶巾

There are many types of pumpkins.

You can use any type of them; however you may need some adjustments depending on the texture and the taste of the pumpkin you use. 
Refer to “Notes” for details.

 

Ingredients

100g pumpkin

1/2 tsp salt

Procedure

1.    Cut pumpkin into smaller blocks.

2.    Rub salt around each block of pumpkin and set aside for a few minutes.

3.    Steam them in the pot till soft.

4.    Separate the peel and the flesh.

 

5.    Chop the peel into small pieces.

6.    Mash the flesh with the fork.

7.    Place 20g of mashed pumpkin on the center of the plastic wrap.

8.    Wrap tightly by turning the gathered parts of the plastic wrap like closing the screw type of the cap of the bottle.

9.    Unwrap and garnish with the chopped peel.

 Notes

l  Some pumpkins are softer, and the water content is higher.  In this case you may need to dry the paste by heating it over low heat in the pot.

l  Some pumpkins may not be sweet enough or not as tasty as you expected.  In this case, you may want to enhance the taste by adding some sugar and salt.

 

This Kaboch Chakin / Pumpkin Ball is an excellent side dish as it brightens up the bento and the table with its eye catching color and cute shape.

 

I decorated the pancakes with it.

 

The stuff between the pancakes are the same pumpkin paste and tofu cream.

 

This is the pumpkin parfait.

The layers are, from the bottom, cornflakes, tofu cream, pancakes soaked in the dandelion tea, pumpkin paste and pumpkin seeds.

Mnnn~,  so satisfying !!

 

Happy Cooking！