Writing about food: Laurie Colwin does not care for pumpkins

[Cairycat]

1. Also not a pumpkin fan myself, but

my younger son, who enjoys cooking, really likes pumpkin pie and the whole process of roasting the pumpkin, pureeing it, and making the pie. At home he could always use my food processor, but he found that in his college apartment, a fork and some effort were all he needed (though I had given him some pointers to make the process easier). I'm not sure what a college guy and his roommate will do with FOUR pumpkin pies. Probably treat everybody in their apartment complex Oh, and he always has to roast the seeds, too. I like the roasted seeds too, with just olive oil and salt, but the outer shell gets to be a bit too much after awhile.