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Pumpkin on a stool outside a shop in Charleston, N.C. | Photo: ©Nathan Hoyt

Pumpkin on a stool outside a shop in Charleston, N.C. | Photo: ©Nathan Hoyt

With pumpkin season upon us, I was reminded of a delicious recipe for pumpkin baklava that a Greek chef, Martina Colombotos, made for me some thirty years ago. It was so good that COOK’S magazine ran a story I wrote about Matina and her baklava in their October issue all those years back.

The late Matina Colombotos, by portrait photographer Richard Bowditch, reprinted from COOK'S, 1981

The late Matina Colombotos, by portrait photographer Richard Bowditch, reprinted from COOK’S, 1981 | @Richard Bowditch

Here’s the recipe, written up in a Halloween piece I wrote for Zester Daily for a grown-up Halloween treat.

Matina Colombotos' Pumpkin Baklava | Photo: ©Tom Hopkins

Matina Colombotos’ Pumpkin Baklava | Photo: ©Tom Hopkins

My husband and collaborator, Nathan Hoyt, carved up a pumpkin for Halloween. Thanks to him, and to Richard Bowditch and Tom Hopkins for the original photos. Happy Halloween to everyone (grown ups, especially!).

Jack-o'Lantern by Nathan Hoyt. | Photo: ©Nathan Hoyt

Jack-o’-Lantern by Nathan Hoyt. | Photo: ©Nathan Hoyt

 

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  2 Responses to “Pumpkin Masquerades for a Halloween Sweet”

  1. Excellent pumpkin carving Nathan!

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