A new recipe and problems with JS-Kit comments

Today is a very glum fall day, a bit cool, and overcast.  However, it is the perfect day for stamping (and movie watching while stamping).

I’m 75% done the wedding menu cards for my friend and I’m hoping to finish them up after dinner…which brings me to the new recipe I’m going to try.

While I was searching for a knitting pattern (yeah, I know, like I need another hobby to take up my time) I stumbled across the blog A Year of Marriage and found a recipe for Beet Soup in Acorn Squash bowls. 

I love her blog, so clean and crisp and got really excited about trying this recipe.  My dad is Polish/Ukrainian, and even though I didn’t like it as a kid, I now really really like Borscht  (beet soup). My dad uses my Grandma’s recipe and I called home yesterday to request some for Thanksgiving weekend.

I picked up everything I needed at the grocery store and I’ll be starting in about an hour- so I’ll let you know how it goes.

I also wanted to share that since I upgraded my JS-Kit to Echo, I haven’t been receiving any email notices of comments on my blog; which likely also means if I’ve written back to you from your comment, you may not be getting them either.

I’ve tried everything they recommend on their FAQ site, but it’s not working, so I’ve sent off an email, but since it’s Saturday, I likely won’t get an answer until next week.  This after spending 45 minutes on the phone with my ISP because my secondary email account wasn’t working…sheesh!

Hope you’re all having a fabulous Saturday…did you see all the new Stamp Insanity stamps we previewed yesterday? Did you visit Stamp Happens? the exclusive shop to get Wildflower Kids and Stamp Insanity stamps?  I thought so :)

Happy Saturday!

EDITED TO ADD:

This soup is sooo yummy!

I couldn’t eat my whole ‘bowl’, it’s really filling.

I did tweak the recipe, using beef broth plus one veggie bouillon cube for a bit more flavour, and more closely to borscht.

Try it, it’s perfect for a fall day!

Ciao for now,

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Dalla Cucina: Butternut Squash and Zucchini Soup

I love to cook and often make up recipes; I thought I would share one with you for my (somewhat famous) butternut squash and zucchini soup. I made this one up after roasting some veggies, and not really wanting to reheat them the next day...I thought they would make a really good soup. It was my first attempt at making my own creamy vegetable soup, (I usually cheat and buy them) but this one I make at least once a week. You can use this as a base recipe and add other veggies, or spices that you like. It's super simple!

So here goes:




1 large/medium butternut squash- I cheat and buy it in the grocery store already cubed and peeled
2-3 large zucchini- you can add more or less depending which flavour you like to stand out more, I like the squash to be the main base of the soup, and the zucchini adds a nice little kick
1 large onion, peeled and chopped in quarters

Toss with 1-2 Tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper. Remember that zucchini gets spicy when you cook it, so even though I LOVE pepper, I don't add much at this point. You can always add more at the table.

Roast for about 40 minutes at 375.

*You may skip this step, but I find roasting the veggies gives the soup better flavour.

Once the veggies are roasted,

Finely chop 1/2 onion and saute in 1-2 Tbsp olive oil in soup pot.
Add roasted veggies,
Cover with chicken stock- homemade or bought. If you like a thicker soup, just cover the veggies with the stock; if you like the soup at bit more like minestrone, add some more stock. This also tastes great with turkey stock.
*optional- add a chicken or veggie bouillon cube

Boil for about 5 minutes, just to make sure all the veggies are nice and tender.
Blend with an immersion blender, or transfer to a traditional blender.

You can add some milk (or cream) to the soup before you serve it, but I just add a little bit of sour cream right before I eat the soup.

This soup freezes really well, and this recipe makes about 10 servings.

Some people have asked if I put garlic in the soup, and I don't- only because I just love it the way it is, but you can add anything you wish. It's a great way to get a full serving of veggies, and great on a cold winter day.

Buon Appetito!

Ciao for now,
S.

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