Cookies and Soup

So the other day I made Pumpkin Snickerdoodles and I saved some of the dough for another day. Today happened to be that day.

I also made home made Creamy Tomato Soup.

I peeled the tomatoes and pureed them in my yet STILL living food processor!! I thought I had killed it with Pumpkin the other day but alas it LIVES! Then I sauteed onions and garlic in EVOO and added chicken broth. Then I blended that and put that back on the stove and put all of it through the strainer. Next I added basil and salt and celery salt. Let this boil for a while and then I added cream. Tonight we will enjoy a toasted cheese and tomato soup made~truly home made.  

New Year resolution...

I am in prep mode for my resolution to make home made croissants! I have been thinking about it. Yup that is as far as I have gotten. You see my kitchen is one of the warmest places in my house therefore I need to do this when the weather is super cold. We are almost there. It will take almost 3-4 days to create these and I hope to do well.

Mushroom Lasagna

http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/10/mushroom-lasagna/



I made this last night and twas a hit. I made my own version and added fresh baby spinach to the recipe!

Secret Recipes

I have in my possession a few secret recipes that I will share a few of.....One in particular is the famous Pumpkin Roll......



I will share that one closer to Thanksgiving as it is a MUST HAVE in our family. We all like it better than pumpkin pie....GASP! Its true.

Pumpkin and Wild Rice Soup

I chose to make pumpkin soup and although I liked it~it was a bit grainy for me. The wild rice made it MUCH better! I think next time I will add in more cream. Also would have been good with cumin!


1 pureed pumpkin.

1 box of organic chkn broth.

1 1/2 c cooked wild rice

splash of 1/2 and 1/2

celery salt

coriander


Puree the roasted pumpkin and then add chicken broth and cook wild rice. Add in the other ingredients and simmer for 30-60 min.

Serve with Artisan Bread!!!

OCTOBER

Marks the month of the PUMPKIN....

soup

bars

bread

scones

pancakes

waffles

muffins

cookies

AND

pumpkin roll....that one family recipe that will live forever!

Vacation

Pardon my absence.....I was at the beach!



Today I bought a pumpkin and made Pumpkin and Wild Rice Soup, and Artisan Bread. It was rainy this A.M. and so it was a perfect soup day! I baked the pumpkin and pureed it~mind you I almost lost my food processor~which caused a minor panic. Alas all is well it is working again. Then I added chicken broth wild rice and coriander and some celery salt...simmered that for a while and added a splash of cream and served it for dinner!