I found myself without a car a couple days ago. The Service Engine Soon light came on. Then the temperature gauge went to Hot. Then I brought it to the shop. They drove us home and Daughter, Dog and I were alone in the house with a baking Pumpkin and it was snowing. What were we to do…? Make soup!
I started by roasting the pumpkin. I had planned to use some of it for baby food, but decided to double the soup recipe so I could bring some to my parents. It’s okay, I roasted way too many sweet potatoes so Daughter is set for a long time.
Originally I wanted to make Pumpkin-Leek Soup, but the leeks I bought (2 weeks ago) were no longer good. So I went online and found a recipe for Curried Pumpkin Apple Soup. I had the pumpkin, and the refrigerator is overflowing with apples, so it was perfect. And it came together very quickly. I sauteed an onion and the apples, added the curry, the roasted pumpkin and some chicken stock and used my stick blender to puree. When it’s smooth (note: the stick blender didn’t get it as smooth as a blender would, but I like some texture) I added more chicken stock, a bay leaf and milk.
The soup was good. Made even better by some stinky cheese and crunchy bread. And there are two pints in the basement freezer for another snowy day. Hopefully my car won’t be in the shop again then.
Mmmmm……
a perfect meal. i cannot wait for a cold evening, a big pot of squashy soup, stinky cheese, and bread, topped with lots of wine. heaven.