Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Squash Soup



On a cold Day
there is nothing better than a hot bowl of home made soup


Old Fashioned Hubbard Squash Soup, that is.







Mostly Hubbard Squash with a few Lakota Squash thrown in.
Both are excellent "keepers".
For next year,  select the seeds from your best.



Recipe
Cut up medium sized squash into large pieces and bake in Aluminum foil with a little water, for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Saute 1 medium onion in 2 Tb butter and 3 TB olive oil.
Add baked, mashed squash (about 1 pound)
Add 2 cups of home-made vegetable stock
cook for 1/2 hour
Add 1 cup of half and half
Adjust consistency by adding milk
Add salt and white pepper to taste
Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.
Add a shot of sherry at very end
Serve garnished with Italian parsley
And homemade croutons




It will warm the cockles of your heart


Wishing you a wonderful week my dear
Blogging Friends,

 Gina



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4 comments:

  1. Poppy @ With a Dash of ColorJanuary 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    Looks absolutely delicious! And what a beautiful presentation! Excellent photography:) Thanks for sharing~Poppy

    http://withadashofcolor.blogspot.com/

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  2. GinaJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    Hi Poppy, Thank you for your visit and very nice compliment. I have to take a lot of pictures to get a good one. It's been too many years since taking a photo class in college.

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  3. KathyJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Oh, Gina this sounds and looks absolutely fabulous! Your pictures make it look amazing! Thank you for sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

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  4. GinaJanuary 28, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    Hi Kathy, This squash soup recipe is so easy and so delicious. Hope you give it a try.

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