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I made Gingered Pumpkin Soup for dinner yesterday, and it did not go over well. I liked it, but soon found out that the rest of the family would not be big fans of the stuff. Kenadi was gagging on it, and Emma was spitting it out. Randy had his comments too. He likes "chunky" soup. Not pureed.

Here's the recipe in case you want to try it. I thought it had nice flavor, and I like creamy, pureed soup. I tried the recipe from the library pumpkin cookbook. It has so many great ideas, and I would like so many of it's recipe's. My family on the other hand...

Gingered Pumpkin Soup

2 1/4 lb pumpkin, peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped.

1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled

1 T oil

1 large onion, peeled and chopped

2 t ground ginger

1 t ground turmeric

2 ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped

2 t light brown sugar

1/4 t nutmeg

1 strip thinly pared orange zest

2 1/2 C chicken stock

salt

pepper

1 1/4 C plain yogurt

1. Put the pumpkin and the piece of ginger in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender. Drain thoroughly and discard the piece of ginger.

2. Heat the oil in a clean saucepan, add the onion and fry over moderate heat for 2 minutes. Stir in the ground ginger and turmeric, and cook for 1 minute.

3. Add the pumpkin, tomatoes, sugar, nutmeg, orange zest and stock, and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Discard the orange zest.

4. Puree the pumpkin mixture in a blender or food processor, then return the puree to the pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir in the yogurt. Heat gently. Taste, and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

5. Serve in warm bowls, garnished with grated Romano, Parmesan, or mozzarella cheese.
Serves 6

I don't think I'll do this one again. Too much work for the reviews I got. Kenadi took one bite and told me she wanted a hamburger... Hope you have better luck than I did!

I thought I'd add a few more pictures. Emma, "helping" in the kitchen. See my grocery list on the floor along with everything else she drug in there? I trip on more things cooking than I do playing soccer. (by the way, I have a game tonight and our team is severely loosing this season) I can't help but think it is so cute, though.

I finally got Kenadi a helmet so she can ride her bike that Grandpa Curtis got her. Now she feels a bit more secure riding.While Kenadi was riding the other night, Grandpa Curtis came over to give Emma a hand while she wanted to walk all over the driveway. Emma has been walking for about a month now, she'll go across the living room all by herself! However, she will only do it when Randy or I stand her up and tell her to "walk to Daddy/Mommy!". She hasn't decided to do it much on her own. I have caught her here and there doing it, but her mode of transportation is still crawling. That's ok... she's still into everything.