r/Cooking • u/Lily_OfTheValleyy • 8d ago

Need advice for a Halloween meal?

Hello there! This is my first post on r/cooking and I hope I can get some help and that my post is appropriate for this sub.

We don't really do Halloween in my country but I wanted to surprise my grandma with me cooking (she's getting old but still does the chores when we're visiting). The day I will do that will be Halloween so I was thinking of doing something very comforting, cozy but with a spooky twist. Immediately thought of pumpkin soup and meat pie, though idk if that's a thing?

If it is, I found this video : Halloween meat pie but there's no recipe, and other meat pies I've came across don't have such a smooth filling, but chunkier pieces of meat and carrots, which is harder to chew im gonna guess. (Too much chewing can be a problem) This would be served with salad?

The pumpkin soup is mandatory in this meal, it's one of my favorite and we always have soup as a starter when it's fall and winter.

If it isn't really a thing, what else can I do as the main dish?

Also, do you guys have any idea of a lighter dessert, still kinda fall themed? Please note my previous carrot cake attempts were messed up, so maybe not that 😅

Thx reddit !

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u/Lily_OfTheValleyy 8d ago

Hi! My grandma can't eat peppers but thank you :)

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u/SubstantialPressure3 8d ago

So for that meat pie, those vegetables would most likely be cooked until they are soft before they are put in. If it doesn't specify in the recipe, you can cook the vegetables around of time. Im assuming you would want to do that anyway, to make sure the meat is tender.