- Freedom of speech
- Gorgeous landscapes
- Gun restrictions
- The movie "The Castle"
- Multiculturalism
- The Gold Coast
- Our use of language (g'day, mate, bugger, dunny, strewth, bloody, sheila, bloke, barbie, blimey, crikey..)
- Our accents
- This song
- And last but not least, Australia brought you Hugh Jackman. Enough said.
But fear not! This is easy to overcome. Just make your own! Its sooo simple and works out cheaper too!
Homemade Pumpkin Puree
You'll need:
-A pumpkin. Obviously. Any size will do, any variation too. I like getting a huge pumpkin (or two, maybe three?) for really cheap at the farmers market, then just freezing the leftovers in portions.
Method:
1- Preheat your oven to 200'C
2- Cut your pumpkin (this may take some elbow grease - or a chainsaw) into wedges, as wide as say the length of your pinkie? Pierce the flesh of each wedge in a couple of places and spray the skin with cooking oil spray.
3- Lay the wedges on a sprayed baking tray so that one side sits up on the lip edge of the tray. Pour in enough water to cover the bottom of the tray and pop it into the oven.
4- Bake for 30-60 minutes; this will vary depending on your oven and the sizes of the pumpkin.
5- Carefully remove the tray (the water will be boiling hot by now!), drain the water and leave the pumpkin to cool.
6- When cool, remove the skin and put the baked fresh in a food processor or a big, deep bowl. Process or blend with a stick mixer until pureed!
Too easy right? I usually keep a container full in the fridge for convenience and store the rest in the freezer in 1 cup portions.
Now Australia can be awesome again.
Enjoy!
Carly
xo
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