Pumpkin Soup

I must say I'm totally in love with this soup; it's easy and delicious. This recipe means a lot to me; it was the first soup I made for my husband back during our first Christmas together as a couple. It gives me an amazing sense of warmth and love every time I make it for him. This is gonna sound a little cheesy, but he and my baby boy are the best thing to happen to me. They complete me.

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons of unsalted butter

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

2 cups of chopped onions

3 cups of chicken stock

2 teaspoons of salt

1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper

1 Cup of half and half

1 1/2 pound of pumpkin

Procedure:

Put the unsalted butter in the saucepan.

Add the olive oil.

Chop the 2 cups of onions.

Cut the pumpkin into cubes.

Set the stove to a medium temperature.

When the olive oil starts to bubble add the chopped onions.

Mix them slowly until it is translucent.

Get the 1 1/2 pounds of chopped pumpkin.

Add the pumpkin to the saucepan.

Add the salt.

Add the ground black pepper.

Add the chicken stock.

Mix everything in the saucepan.

You'll see the soup starting to thicken.

After having it 20 minutes on the stove cooking set it aside.

Use a hand blender to combine everything.

Make sure the soup is uniform and smooth.

Add the half and half.

Then mix it in. 

Pour into a bowl and top with some chopped green onions. Enjoy!

Orzo with spinach and sundried tomatoes!

Hi! This recipe has been around my kitchen for a while. Remember my husband’s best friend Allen? Well they came home and I decided to once again make something different and I found this recipe. They loved it! Since then I’ve made this recipe quite a lot. Last time I made it for my side of the family. Hope you guys can love it as much as we did! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 pound of orzo boiled and drained

4 Tablespoons of olive oil

2 Tablespoons of unsalted butter

2 shallots, minced

2 garlic cloves, mashed

¼ cup of sundried tomatoes

2 cups of fresh spinach

¼ cup of chicken stock

¼ cup of white wine

¼ cup of toasted pine nuts

Parmesan cheese (to taste)

Salt (to taste)

Fresh basil

Procedure:

1)   Put the olive oil and unsalted butter in the pan. Once heated put the minced shallots and garlic. Wait until the shallots are soft.

2)   Add the sun dried tomatoes and wine; wait a minute or two.

3)   Add the spinach and the stock and let it reduce until the spinach is cooked. (It will look like the canned spinach from Popeye cartoons.) 

4)   Add the drained orzo and mix well.

5)   Add the pine nuts, parmesan cheese and salt to taste.

 6) Enjoy!