Mommio: What To Do With An Ugly Pumpkin?

We have been getting so many yummy winter vegetables from our local CSA, 

here's what we got just yesterday.

One of the things we have had a lot of lately are these big ugly pumpkins (or squash?).

We actually think these ugly pumpkins are pretty great just to look at, but we have been at a loss as to how to eat them.  So after getting a little advice from a former chef (thanks Robin!) we took the plunge this week and cooked one.  It was a fun experiment and it turned out delicious too!  First, we cleaned it out-

Then I stuffed it with a mixture I cooked up of brown rice, onions, mushrooms, lean ground beef, a little teriayki sauce and a cup of chicken broth.

Then we baked it, with the lid on, for about 1 1/2 hours until the pumpkin was fork tender.

After it was done we scooped out the stuffing, scraping the pumpkin into the mixture, and ate it. Wow- it was really great.  Now that I have gotten over my fear of the ugly pumpkin we will try a few more ways soon.