19 Sweet roasted pumpkin has been scooped out and loaded with a creamy, cheesy, bacon filling to make the ultimate quiche. Instead of the usual pastry, the roast pumpkin halves make delicious and nutritious edible bowls for this easy bacon pasta. You can even eat the skin! • 1 whole (about 3.5kg) kent pumpkin, unpeeled, scrubbed • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil • 150g dried Cucina Matese Italian Spaghetti • 4 rindless bacon rashers, thinly sliced • 1 brown onion, thinly sliced • 70g (1 cup) finely grated parmesan, plus extra, to serve • 4 eggs • 250ml (1 cup) pouring cream • Fresh continental parsley sprigs, to serve Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Cut pumpkin in half horizontally. Use a spoon to scoop out seeds and discard. Scoop out some pumpkin flesh, leaving a 2cm border, to make 2 shallow bowls. Be careful not to pierce the skin. Trim base slightly to sit flat, if necessary. Place pumpkin halves, cut-side up, on prepared tray. Rub flesh and skin with half the oil. Season. Roast for 30 minutes or until nearly cooked through when pierced with a skewer. Set aside to cool slightly. Pat dry pumpkin flesh with paper towel. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan following packet directions. Drain and return to pan. Set aside to cool slightly. Heat remaining oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook bacon, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until begins to crisp. Transfer one-third of the bacon to a bowl. Add onion to pan. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until softened. Add to pasta with half the parmesan. Toss. Divide pasta mixture between pumpkin halves. Place eggs and cream in a jug and whisk until well combined. Season. Carefully pour the egg mixture over the pasta mixture in the pumpkin. Sprinkle with the remaining parmesan. Roast, covering with foil if browning too quickly, for 40 minutes or until filling is set. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly. Sprinkle with reserved bacon, parsley and extra parmesan to serve. Source: www.taste.com.au Pumpkin spaghetti carbonara quiche Prep 30m Cook 1h 20m Serves 8 Image by Kathy Knudsen and Brett Stevens Scottish Records There are two distinct periods for searching Scottish records. Before 1855, registers were kept by parishes for births, deaths and marriages. On January 1 1855, civil registration commenced – these records are easily obtained in the usual manner. For data before 1855, Church records must be searched. A great website for finding out which documents are available is www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Here you will not only find indexes to BDMs but also Kirk Session records, which may include, for example, the birth of an illegitimate child, that birth not having been registered in the BDM records. The content of Kirk Session records varies from parish to parish. This site also has a great Learning Zone. On Scotlands People, you will also find the Church registers, divided into Church of Scotland, Catholic and Other, which includes Free Church and nonconformist. If you are not able to find records, go to www. scottishindexes.com. Here you will be able to ascertain whether records from your period/ place are available – not all have survived. The National Records of Scotland website (https://www. nrscotland.gov.uk/) also holds a comprehensive list of which documents survive. Also check out www.jewishgen.org, Find My Past, Ancestry and Familysearch for Scottish ancestry records. For help with producing your family tree, you may like to join the Gold Coast Family History Society. For a modest yearly fee, you will have access to a comprehensive library, many worldwide subscription websites, and fellow researchers prepared to help you get started or break down any brick walls you may encounter. For further information, visit http://www. goldcoastfhs.org.au or attend our rooms at the Bicentennial Building, 833 Nerang-Southport Road, Nerang. GOLD COAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY THE GOLD COAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY is holding an OPEN DAY on Saturday 16 Aug 10am – 2pm to coincide with Australasian Family History Month. Members will be on hand to show people around our rooms and answer questions. Check out our worldwide resources provided for members and learn more about our Society. Our Introduction to Family History class will be held on Fri 22 August. Free for members, $10 non-members. Places limited, phone Pam 0447 715 593 or email: goldcoastfamilyhistorysociety@gmail.com. For more information www.goldcoastfhs.org.au Both events will be at our rooms, Room 3, Bicentennial Building Nerang-Southport Rd, Nerang.
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