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   >>> back at 8:38. this morning on " martha on today," sweet and savory pumpkin recipes. martha stewart is here to share a few that are straight from her special holiday issue. martha , good morning to you.

   >> how do you like the cover?

   >> well, you didn't put any makeup on.

   >> that's my worst --

   >> no, just kidding.

   >> that was my worst --

   >> that's yours?

   >> and it is full of amazing ideas for halloween .

   >> and the shots were taken out of your home, right?

   >> oh, that's in my stable, right, the ones with the horse.

   >> that is great.

   >> yeah, it's a very mysterious outfit, by the way. and it's only a cape. there are a lot of great costume ideas, great decorating ideas and delicious food ideas.

   >> talk to me about the things we have here.

   >> pumpkin ice cream sandwiches, we have maple roasted pumpkin salad with pine nuts and feta cheese and arugula. very delicious.

   >> is this actually ready to eat?

   >> yeah, ready to eat.

   >> let me have a piece while we're talking.

   >> and we have pumpkin seed nibble, i've been nibbling on that. and these beautiful items, the candelabra and the skeletons --

   >> you love your glitter, don't you?

   >> we do, but this is from our martha stewart selection, and they are a great value. it would take you a long time to fwliter this, and it's all made for you.

   >> if you glitter a pumpkin now, will it rot by halloween ?

   >> oh, no, these are nice, hard pumpkins.

   >> excuse me.

   >> and all these glittered bugs everywhere.

   >> you have a tart?

   >> now we have a pumpkin chocolate tart and we have the delicious pumpkin soup and i thought i'd show you how to make the pumpkin soup . want to see?

   >> it's good.

   >> take like a 2 1/2-pound sugar pumpkin .

   >> what's a sugar pumpkin ?

   >> well, that's a sugar pumpkin . and you roast it in the oven.

   >> for how long?

   >> 50 minutes.

   >> oh, it comes right off?

   >> take the kin right off --

   >> why does your come off --

   >> no, it will come off. then you pure it in the cuisinart, and you're left -- you need two cups of pumpkin pure.

   >> so one pumpkin will give you two cups?

   >> it will have a little more, and you can make cake or pie with it. you add your two cups of pure into five tablespoons of butter.

   >> what are we making now, the broth broth --

   >> the soup.

   >> now, don't throw away the insides of the pumpkins, the seeds and fiber, because this goes into the stock and it adds more flavor.

   >> oh, okay.

   >> the stock is seeds, l three cups of chicken stock , three cups of water and --

   >> one sprig of thyme, okay.

   >> one sprig of thyme. then add into the same pure mixture, we have a parsnip.

   >> what's that for?

   >> flavor.

   >> oh, flavor.

   >> that was a turnip, and the parsnip.

   >> and the onion?

   >> oh, that's shallot. which is of course a member of the onion family. then this gets stirred and cooked --

   >> for how long?

   >> oh, until it's soft. until it's tender.

   >> okay.

   >> and don't forget to add little bit of water.

   >> all right.

   >> then you'll add all that stock, too, once this cooks a little bit, okay? then it's like this. put it through --

   >> so, this is with the stock in it, okay.

   >> now, this is pureed already. you can pure it in the food processor or through a food mill . you have a food mill at home, don't you?

   >> no, i am the food mill . that's really about it. you really need a food mill , too?

   >> definitely.

   >> this is ridiculous.

   >> no, it makes it smoother. no, it's not ridiculous.

   >> you can't do it with the cuisinart?

   >> people are really paying attention to all these different -- in this day in age when people are cooking at home, meredith --

   >> right.

   >> -- everybody is really using the tools.

   >> what happened to these seeds, by the way? you dumped them in there.

   >> no, no, you cook and then you strain. that's a good question.

   >> oh, thank you.

   >> so, there you have your beautiful soup.

   >> that is gorgeous.

   >> and then this is the tart. this is the pumpkin tart with the chocolate crust. and to make the beautiful spider welcome back, you use melted chocolate and you can just go on the cake pie like this.

   >> did you just create this with paper?

   >> yes, this is just parchment paper . you continue around like this to make the spiderweb. and it's very pretty, isn't it is.

   >> yeah, it's gorgeous.

   >> how long did you cook this thing for?

   >> oh, that's cooked -- with the pumpkin pure and the cream, that cooks for about 15 minutes .

   >> let's get to the alcohol.

   >> all right, look at the labels.

   >> arsenic, criider mint --

   >> we have replaced the labels with our halloween labels. you can get these at michael's, but i love these labels and they are best sellers . people, really -- now, just make sure, okay, you put it on --

   >> poison.

   >> put it on a good bottle of wine. so, here you can have a little sip if you'd like.

   >> well, i'm not allowed to drink right now, martha .

   >> why not?

   >> i told you, i'm on a detox.

   >> oh, a detox. not for drinking.

   >> well, yes, for drinking. i'm not drinking right now. can't you tell? i'm much nicer.

   >> oh.

   >> haven't you seen that?

   >> no. but it was -- oh, look at this, mpkin head.

   >> oh, it's perfect.

   >> but it's very nice to have you all alone with me and you were very polite.

   >> well, thank you. cheers to you.

   >> and actually interested.

   >> i was interested. it will all change when i'm drinking again, martha . that's all i have to say. thank you so much. and happy halloween to you a little early.

   >> happy halloween to everybody. get ready. start preparing.

   >> exactly.

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