Pumpkin Carving

Before fall break, a few friends and I wanted to celebrate Halloween the American way. I had been to a few grocery stores and saw some pumpkins and I thought carving a pumpkin would be appropriate. I bought a pumpkin for 2.99 euro and Kelsey and I met at Jessica's apartment. We all stared at the pumpkin with ideas of what to carve. In the beginning, we thought the traditional pumpkin face with triangles would be the design, but I had bigger ideas. I said, "Let's make a Regensburg pumpkin!" They both looked at me weird but I sketch a little design (looking off a shopping bag of Regensburg) that included the old stone bridge, one of the towers, and the Dom cathedral. We all took turns carving a little spot out of the pumpkin until it was finished. I am very proud of the pumpkin and kept it in my room for a few days with a candle inside. Pumpkins make great night lights!

While the pumpkin carving continued, we fixed and ate a huge pot of chili. Also, we took the seeds from the pumpkin and baked them with salt. And lastly, we made the best homemade pumpkin bread I have ever tasted from scratch. We let no part of this pumpkin go to waste and had such a fun evening making food, carving the pumpkin, and laughing at all of the American things we miss.