Yeah yeah, I know, it’s October. Pumpkins and apples and ghosts (OH MY). I guess it’s finally time to write the dreaded pumpkin post.

It’s not that I don’t like pumpkin. I do, a lot, actually. It’s the permeation of pumpkin spice EVERYTHING that drives me crazy, mostly because it always starts before actual autumn begins. Also, I ABHOR pumpkin spice lattes. Sorry folks, but I’ll pass. Keep your cloves and nutmeg out of my frackin’ coffee! Blech.

But pumpkin itself, actual pumpkin, can be so delicious in so many different ways. (Actually, any varietal of winter squash is delicious to me. LOVE ME SOME SQUASH.) Last year I made a pumpkin chili that was delicious, and this year I’m trying something new: Pumpkin and Chickpea Stew. I saw the mouth-watering photo on Pinterest, and since the recipe includes all sorts of delicious things like cilantro, chickpeas, tomatoes and pumpkin, I…