Harvest Soup and Stock

Alright, so I finally got a day off to work on this lovely soup! Not only that, but before making the soup it's self, I made a lovely vegetable stock to use in future soups and stews. The soup turned out fantastic with all the flavors of autumn, and talk about healthy! Sweet potato, carrot, pumpkin, apple....This is a great soup to have for lunch with some bread, or as the first course to a large dinner.

Then there's the stock. The stock used the peels from the apples, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other veggies I used in the soup, plus some extra veggies for favor. I'm keeping huge containers of it in the freezers to pull out whenever I need some stock, plus a little in the fridge to use for the week.

So here it is, my Autumn Harvest Soup

Food of the Month; Pumpkin

OK, this is another obvious one, but you can't really argue. Now, I'm a pumpkin lover. It's one of my favorite foods, and something I consume in copious amounts around Autumn, much like apples. Not only are they very much seasonal and festive, but they are delicious and versatile, just like any other cold weather squash. Not only the flesh, but the seeds, leaves, and flowers too!

Pumpkin Oatmeal with Craisins and Pecans

Two posts in one day? What a shocker!

Well, ok, this I made several days ago, but it really fits in to autumn, so here it is! I would think this could work with acorn squash, which would make for an interesting twist. As it is, I was debating on whether I wanted to post this today or not, but I figured, why not?

This is what I made myself for breakfast on the Equinox, to celebrate the shortening of days and lengthening of nights. Personally, I like the colder months better, so this is a great time of year for me. However, I feel that it's important for me to really take time to observe the change of seasons, as they did in the olden days where everyone relied on farming to survive, instead of today where food might as well come from factories.

Lovely!