A problem

Part 1

So I lost my id card last night. My id card gives me access to dining halls, and only five times during the year without penalty may I access the dh without it. As of breakfast, I would have only two left.

Part 2

I have had 3 sugar pumpkins and another small uncertain variety in my room for a couple weeks. The rector sent out an e-mail declaring pumpkin season over - all pumpkins must be gone from the dorm rooms by midnight... What to do?

Solution

Pumpkin chili!

I took all the pumpkins and made pumpkin puree, cooked the seeds, and then made the following pumpkin chili (certain ingredients are odd due to having to filch them from a dining hall during breakfast.)

PUMPKIN CHILI

Ingredients

a couple slices of thick-cut deli turkey

1 cup kidney beans

a couple tbs chopped bell pepper

1 tbs chickpeas

1/2 medium-large tomato

2/3 cup (fresh) pumpkin puree

1/4 cup sweet onion

chili powder

salt

pepper

red/cayenne pepper

crushed red pepper flakes

garlic

paprika

cinnamon

cumin

curry powder

sugar

heavy splash of cabernet savignon

water as needed (and it will be needed, at least a couple cups)

Sautee pumpkin, turkey and onion in pan. Add all the other ingredients and cook for 1+ hour(s) on medium (turn down to low 2nd half hour), stirring and adding water as necessary.

Top with crumbled bacon and your choice of cheese. (I used a cheddar/mozz/feta/parm mix...weird, I know, but I wasn't sure which flavor I'd want before I'd decided on seasonings.)