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Fall isn’t complete without using the vegetable gifts the season brings to the fullest! One of my favorite fall treasures to savor is pumpkin pie.
Another treasure? A deliciously creamy pumpkin soup. Reminds me of the hearty childhood classic tomato soup… except, of course, it’s made with pumpkin, not in fact, tomatoes.
Sometimes I need to take the long road in the kitchen, where time seems to stand still. I need to stand over a pot of something rich and let the warmth embrace me. Just standing and stirring. I let time slow as my breath slows. While stirring the pot of soup on the stove, I stir my thoughts with all the blessings I’m thankful for. This calming practice entered into many of my days this month.
And okay, that makes it seem like this recipe takes a long time to make, when it really doesn’t. A simmering pot of pumpkin soup can be on the table, and in your bowls (like this adorable and festive pumpkin cocotte!), in less than 30 minutes!
This soup is something my family enjoys and really, I enjoy making.
Our Pumpkin Soup recipe:
4 C pureed pumpkin (or 1-2 cans)
1 C onion, thinly sliced
Minced garlic to taste
1 Tsp salt
1/2 Tsp thyme
1/2 Tsp pepper
1/4 C brown sugar
Dash of cayenne pepper
1/2 C whipping cream, warmed
In covered saucepan, heat all ingredients (except cream) to boiling.
Reduce heat & simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
Stir in warmed cream and serve.
Enjoy!
Mrs de Miranda says
yum!! thanks so much!! im really excited to try this!
antoinette says
k, i’m making porkloin covered with pumpkin gravy as we speak. basically make a gravy from sauteed onions, touch of garlic and chicken broth/cornstarch. then add pumpkin puree, brown sugar, small amount of nutmeg, some cinnamon, salt and pepper. great for over meat or stuffed pasta. (credit to rachael ray here, lol). happy cooking ladies! blessings…
antoinette says
oh forgot, she put on cheddar cheese to top it off. yummo!
Mc Allen says
Seriously sounds delicious!!!!!!!!!! I dont know how you do it you make the ordinary sound irresistable? I can’t wait to try this!! Thank you!!! LA
~Trish~ says
Yum!!
Felicia Eis says
Umm I am seriously drooling over here. Man I hate cafeteria food! Ok maybe not hate it but I really want some good home cooked food 🙁
Live.Love.Eat says
Awesome! I actually just bought stuff today for a curried pumpkin soup more for curiosity than anything. If it’s good, you’ll know about it.
I love your calming practice, I think that’s why I love to cook so much!
And I am honored you would even give me a thought, on a flight or wherever. I will pick up The Shack tonight then. You have inspired me….
Briony says
and man was it yummy 🙂 thanks for sharing it with us. hahah love you and love your cooking!
Tiffany T says
Did you actually puree your jack-o-lanterns for this, or did you use whole pumpkins you had as decoration? Doesn’t matter – I can’t imagine being able to do this. You are a genius in my eyes. Our white pumpkins (which I bought two days before Halloween, so they were the only color left to buy) turned a beautiful fuzzy green about day 2 and began to melt by day 3. I gingerly picked them up and deposited them into the trash at exactly 7:45 AM November 1st. Here lies scary face and goofy face. RIP
Are You Serious! says
♥ Pumpkin pie is an all time favorite. Although it has to be homemade and not store bought! I love the pumpkin roll too! Yummy. 🙂
Rona's Home Page says
There’s a one dish meal that I enjoy making. It has acorn squash along with other winter veggies.
I love the sweetness that the acorn squash adds the the whole meal.
I’ll have to share the recipe at my blog.
Grace says
that sounds heavenly. i can almost smell the aromas wafting off a piping hot bowl of it. 🙂
lisaschaos says
I love pumpkin pie, just might have to give pumpkin soup a shot.
Eyeglasses & Endzones says
Keep posting all your yummy recipes…you are my new cookbook…NO pressure there, just my family of 4 chowing on your yummy bread, pumpkin soup and hopefully some pumpkin butter when I win (LOL)!!!
Eyeglasses & Endzones says
Keep posting all your yummy recipes…you are my new cookbook…NO pressure there, just my family of 4 chowing on your yummy bread, pumpkin soup and hopefully some pumpkin butter when I win (LOL)!!!
Eyeglasses & Endzones says
Keep posting all your yummy recipes…you are my new cookbook…NO pressure there, just my family of 4 chowing on your yummy bread, pumpkin soup and hopefully some pumpkin butter when I win (LOL)!!!
jennykate77 says
Cooking and baking is SO therapeutic isn’t it?! This recipe sounds so YUM! I’ll jot it down and hopefully give it a try soon. Thanks for sharing!!
Ronnica says
Oh my, pumpkin pie! I so love that stuff. I’ll have to make sure we have some this year. I suppose since we aren’t celebrating Thanksgiving until Saturday that I can just make it myself. But I’m not a baker!