Pumpkin and sage risotto

I have started to chop up and process the large Banana pumpkins. Yesterday I sliced and oven baked quite a lot, to pulp and freeze in 1 cup size batches for use later in scones etc.

I also made our dinner, a pumpkin and sage risotto.

1 chopped onion, softened in olive oil, add about 1/2 dozen chopped fresh sage leaves, then about 170g risotto rice. You need about 600mls stock, add about 1/3rd to start then add about 250g finely chopped pumpkin, gradually add all the stock as the rice absorbs the liquid. Stir frequently. When done to the consistency you like (I prefer slightly al dente, my husband likes it softer) serve with grated parmesan or Romano cheese. I ran out of this so we also had some grated cheddar on top. And garnish with a few fried sage leaves.

Very tasty.

More chicken pictures

These pics are of an Indian Game hen and the white one is a Chinese Silkie.

Green shelled eggs

Thought I'd post a photo of our Araucana hens and the eggs that they lay. They are green in colour (normal looking egg inside!) The Araucanas are the grey chickens. The buff is an Orpington and the other one is an Indian Game rooster.

I also have a few Indian Game hens, some are a bit old now and a couple are young and have not started laying.

The chickens are tucking in to some 'Blue Aztec' corn and some summer squash.