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<item>
  <id>13645</id>
  <title>Fast and lazy pumpkin</title>
  <total_time>appx. 15 minutes</total_time>
  <active_time>5 minutes</active_time>
  <serves>1 portion</serves>
  <published_at>Tue Oct 14 15:28:10 -0700 2008</published_at>
  <updated_at>Tue Oct 14 15:28:10 -0700 2008</updated_at>
  <difficulty>Easy</difficulty>
  <cuisine>American</cuisine>
  <type>User</type>
  <link>http://www.chow.com/recipes/13645</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <short_description></short_description>
  <long_description></long_description>
  <introduction>
    <![CDATA[<p>I was inspired by a recepie that I saw on BBC on seasonal (autumn) cooking.</p>]]>
  </introduction>
  <instructions>
    <![CDATA[<ol>
	<li>Cut the top off the pumpkin cleanly and reserve. Remove the seeds but leave a fair amount of flesh inside the pumpkin.</li>
		<li>Place the knob of butter inside the pumpkin, add freshly grated nutmeg, add the splash of alcohol and season generously with salt and pepper.</li>
		<li>Put the reserved top of the pumpkin back on as a lid and microwave the pumpkin on high for 5-10 minutes depending on the microwave. Leave to rest for 2 minutes.</li>
		<li>Ckeck that the flesh is cooked through and moist and serve as individual portions with the lid on.</li>
	</ol>]]>
  </instructions>
  <img>http://www.chow.com</img>
  <author>sasicka</author>
  <category>
    <id>53</id>
    <name>Starter</name>
  </category>
  <ingredients>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1 small (individual portion sized) high quality pumpkin</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>1 knob of unsalted butter</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>pinch grated nutmeg</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>splash of brandy or fruit spirit</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
    <ingredient>
      <ingredient_id></ingredient_id>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[<p>salt &#38; pepper</p>]]>
      </description>
    </ingredient>
  </ingredients>
  <tags>
    <tag>
      <id>384</id>
      <name>easy</name>
    </tag>
    <tag>
      <id>213</id>
      <name>thanksgiving</name>
    </tag>
    <tag>
      <id>301</id>
      <name>pumpkin</name>
    </tag>
  </tags>
</item>
