Citrouille au Romarin

It’s great to have some other excuse to buy a pumpkin than to make Hallowe’en lanterns. I grow them – they look great in the vegetable patch – but markets sell excellent ones in season. Smaller pumpkins taste sweeter and have firm, luminous orange flesh, but I avoid the very large ones that tend towards stringiness. Vegetarians can omit the lardons – just add a little extra seasoning to compensate, or a dash of chilli oil at the end.