Curried Pumpkin Soup Recipe

1. 2 medium onions, finely chopped
2. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3. 2 large cloves garlic, minced
4. 1 tsp ginger
5. 2 teaspoons ground cumin
6. 1 teaspoon ground coriander
7. 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
8. 1 teaspoon curry powder
9. 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
10. 3/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
11. 2 (15 ounce) cans solid-pack pumpkin (not pie filling) or (3.5 cups fresh, cooked pumpkin– this is what I used)
12. 4 cups water
13. 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
14. 1 (14 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk (not low-fat)




1. Cook onions in butter in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, curry powder and cardamom and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in salt, red pepper flakes, pumpkin, water, broth, and coconut milk and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Puree soup in batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a large bowl, and return soup to pot. Keep soup warm over low heat. Soup can be thinned with additional water.

Yield: 10 servings

Curry Pumpkin Soup

We just had this for dinner. I served it with warm french bread. This was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YUMMY!!! We loved it! I really want this recipe. We wish we had another one to eat another time. Brian and I both think we would like to add chicken pieces to it when I make it. It reminds me of my favorite soup, Cream of Chicken Curry Soup. What a great base~ fresh pumpkin. You could really change it around by adding veggies too. Thank you KELLY!!

Tuna Casserole/aztec Quiche/lasgna

There was plenty of tuna casserole. I'm not used to that recipe, and the kids didn't like it. (kids, they're always picky) The tuna did seem quite fishy and there wasn't enough sauce. We doctored it up a bit. And had leftovers for a few days (the kids still didn't like it)

The quiche was good, it tasted almost just like chili rellanos, but with a crust. This didn't seem like substantial enough to feed 4 hungry adults, even with side dishes. My kids wouldn't try it and my husband and I ate the whole thing.

The lasagna tasted good, even the kids ate some of it and seemed to like it. There was enough for all of us.

thanks everyone!

Farmer's Casserole too

We had this for dinner tonight. My family liked it. Please post the recipe!

Farmer's Casserole

This post is from Tara because she is having trouble getting on this blog.

She said her family liked it but it was a bit bland. She served it with rice. She said next time she will make a brown gravy to go over the top of it.

Tuna Casserole

Last night we had the Tuna Casserole. We loved it with the penne. We really like tuna casserole and this one was yummy! There is lots of tuna, more then I usually do so it was extra good. Thank you Tara!!

Shepherd's Pie

I normally make shepherd's pie with a white based sauce, so I was a bit nervous to try it with a red based sauce. It was SOOO good. The potaotes froze wonderfully. We all loved it. Thank you Davette!