Tasty Tuesday: Harvest Pumpkin Soup

Two weeks ago, Nashville experienced a weekend of chilly fall temperatures. This was the perfect time to test out a recipe I stumbled across on Cooks.com.

Pumpkin Harvest Soup

I decided to find a recipe that would help me use the remainder of my canned pumpkin instead of letting it sit in my refrigerator. Not only was this recipe simple, but it won me major points from E. He went surprisingly crazy for this! I cannot wait to make this again when the temperature drops!

Ingredients:
2 tbsp. butter
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 lg. potato, pared and diced
3 c. chicken broth
1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. white pepper
1/2 pt. heavy or whipping cream
Packaged croutons ( I skipped this and topped with a dollop of sour cream and a sprig of basil)

Instructions:In a 3 quart pan over medium heat, in hot butter, cook onion and potato for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and heat to boiling. Cover and cook over low heat until vegetables are tender. Ladle 1/2 of vegetable mixture into container of electric blender; blend until smooth.

Add remaining mixture and repeat. Return mixture to saucepan. Add pumpkin, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Over high heat, heat to boiling. Cover; reduce heat to low and cook 10 minutes. Stir in cream; heat through.

To serve, ladle into a seeded pumpkin shell or soup bowls; garnish with croutons. Makes a lovely Thanksgiving dinner centerpieces. Makes 6 cups or 6-8 servings.

Until next time, may your evening be full of magnolias, bourbon and a tasty fall recipe!

Falling into the Season

For this girl, its been a slow transition into fall. While I love what the season has to offer, I hated to see summer go. I've been taking it one week at a time. I've finally found canned pumpkin to begin baking. Since, picking up several cans, I've made pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and pumpkin soup. This weekend I plan to make my first pot of chili.

Baking aside, I have yet to decorate for fall! Today, sweet E bought a pumpkin for our house. While Saturday will be full of football and Oktoberfest, I hope to sit down and jazz up a pumpkin or two to carry us through the month (and make our steps look lovely)!

I'm usually a carver, but am thinking I should spread my creative wings and see what I can do. Some of my favorite ideas include white pumpkins and the use of non-traditional fabrics, glitter and beading!

This may be a little adventurous for me, but aren't they LOVELY?!

Pantyhose? I think I can manage this! 

Silver spray paint seems easy enough!



What girl doesn't love a little sparkle?!



What are your plans for the weekend? Do you have any fall recipes I should try? Share your pumpkin decorating ideas! I need all the help I can get.

Until next time, may your evening be full of magnolias, bourbon and the joys of FALL!