• 400 g diced pumpkin
• 500 ml of chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 large onions, diced
• 2 cloves garlic
• 250 g Arborio rice
• 50 ml olive oil
• ½ c pumpkin seeds
• 1 spring onion
• Fresh sage
• ¼ c parmesan cheese
• 3 eggs
• Salt and pepper

Cook the pumpkin in the chicken stock. Strain and reserve half. Puree the rest of the pumpkin into the stock.

Saute the crushed garlic, onion and rice in the olive oil until just clear. Gradually add in the stock stirring all the time until the rice is cooked. Stir in the pumpkin seeds, herbs and cheese, salt and pepper. Lastly mix in the beaten eggs and combine. Place the mixture into a greased dish and bake at 190C for 15-20 mins.

• 2.5 kg apricots
• 1.5 kg onions
• 500 g raisins
• 1 kg brown sugar
• 1.2 l white vinegar
• 2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 100 g chopped walnuts
• Juice and rind of 2 lemons and 2 oranges.

Put all the ingredients except for the walnuts in a large pan and simmer until thick and glossy. Stir in the walnuts and pour into clean jars.