Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Serves 4-6 people
(recipe from my Mom)
- 2 medium butternut squash -roasted & gutted
- 1 large onion diced
- 3 cloves are garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 5 cups of veggie stock or chicken stock
- salt & pepper to taste
-Cut butternut squash in half and dab the halves with olive oil & salt. Roast in the oven at 400 degrees until soft. This should take about 20-30 minutes. When done, let cool and scoop out filling- set aside. Heat up your soup pot (medium heat). Add oil & onion-garlic mixture. Sweat onions/garlic until soft. Add all of the spices and stir to get that nutty flavor. Add the squash, stir around until incorporated. Pour your stock in and let simmer for roughly 25 minutes. Transfer to blender, or use an immersion blender. Now you're good to go!
***I topped this with a little plain yogurt & chopped chives. I think that sour cream or marscapone would be delish too! This soup is not only comforting but extremely creamy. This is surprising because there's absolutely no cream involved***
dear oregon,
please don't rain on me (too much) while i visit you. i'll be forever grateful.
much love,
tracy
ain’t that the truth:
We were watching the movie Weather Man for the second time last night. For all you haters, it's much better the second time around. We love that dry humor/comedy in my household. We LIVE for it.
Michael Caine's character says this to his son, played by Nicholas Cage:
"The harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing. Nothing that has meaning is easy. Easy doesn't factor into grown-up life."
Ain't that the truth!
one of those days
Today I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I was dragging ass for the most of the morning. At work I just couldn't get my excel spreadsheet to work right...In the midst of figuring it out I had like 20 more things to fix/do. I called one my favorite people in the world to vent and she reminded me that I should write 3 good things down a day in my journal. Today this goes in my written journal- and online. It's a reminder to remember that there can be good parts of the day among all the crappy parts.
So here goes....three good things that happened today:
1. the Red Sox won tonight (woot!)
2. i had a good workout at the gym that went by faster than I anticipated
3. my neighbor brought casey & i home caramel apples:
4. (just cuz i'm on a roll) I'm happy for my new flash & my new keyboard. Yay technology.
Curry Zucchini Soup
Curry Zucchini Soup
Print This Recipe- 1 large yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 7 large zucchini cut into chunks
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup melted butter mixed thoroughly with 1/4 cup of flour
- salt & pepper
In a large pot, saute onion in olive oil until transparent. Add thyme and chopped zucchini. Cook until soft. Add curry powder, cream & stock. Bring to a boil; add butter & flour mixture. Reduce heat and simmer soup for 15 minutes. Puree soup in blender or use an immersion blender. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
**It's the perfect fall/winter soup. My mom always makes it special on Christmas Eve. We look forward to it year after year. In the soup pictured above, I used whole milk instead of Half & Half. It tastes just fine that way. Serve with some crusty/cheesy bread or top with some bits of bacon and you have yourself a wonderfully hearty meal. ***
another weekend has passed….
This weekend I:
drank some coffee with my hubby:
caught up on my catalogs:
had a good friend sleepover & this is the breakfast i made for us this morning:
reorganized craft room & hung more stuff up on the walls:
found some prettie flowers blooming in the front yard:
decided not to rake leaves:
-went to a birthday party (neighbor turned 10) Met some new neighbors & saw the most amazing apple tree
-trimmed the roses in the back yard
-went to target & whole foods
-made a yummy dinner of salmon, roasted yams, roasted delicata squash & a green salad with almond slices and avocados
-watched Knocked Up (again, cuz my friend hadn't seen it)
- bought the latest issue of Donna Hay
-went to Daiso with a friend & bought some cute stuff
-thought about watercoloring
-put together b-day prezzies for friends
....contemplating doing the NaBloPoMo next month.....
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