Penne-Wise Pumpkin pasta FAIL.

Out of my Rachael Ray cookbook today I came across this recipe. Yes the name is a bit strange, kind of makes you want to run from the recipe...always trust your instincts.
I decided to make it anyway, I thought maybe my kids are a little weird and will like this dish?

Here is the recipe from the Rachael Ray Yum-O book.
For a picture click here http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipes/rachael-ray-30-minute-meals/Penne-Wise-Pumpkin-Pasta

Ingredients

Salt

1 pound whole-wheat penne pasta

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3 shallots, finely chopped

3 to 4 garlic cloves, grated.

2 cups chicken stock

1 (15oz) can pumpkin puree

1/2 cup cream

1 teaspoon hot sauce

2 pinches of ground cinnamon

Freshly ground black pepper

7 to 8 fresh sage leaves

Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat for the pasta. Add salt and the pasta and cook al dente, reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy pasta water.

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil, twice around the pan, over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic to the pan and saute for 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock, pumpkin, and cream, then season the sauce with thte hot sauce, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Reduce the head to medium-low and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes longer to thicken. Add a little of the reserved pasta water if needed to thin out the sauce a bit. Stir in the sage, then toss in the drained pasta and grated cheese.

When cooking I found the combination of ingredients a little strange, hot sauce and pumpkin? okay, I went on and it started to smell really good. Once finish the final product looked quite appetizing.

Now for the final test, "Dinners ready!" the three year old is the first to the table, she takes one look at her plate and says "This is beesgusting" Okay little girl, just try it! She took one tiny bite and the look of disgust radiated from her eyes....she proceeded to take off running yelling "Thats beesgusting! beesgusting dinner! eeeewww!!!" definite FAIL in her eyes.  Next comes the 6 year old who is usually a giant pasta lover. He ate a noodle and said it was good, took a second bite and here comes the look of disgust again. "What is this orange stuff? its nasty!" spits it into the trash can and says "Dont ever try this one again mom."

For second dinner we had microwave chicken nuggets, goldfish crackers and ketchup....sigh. The three year old only ate the ketchup.

The quest continues....