Organic Granny

Our son gave us some kuri squash seeds-- the gift that keeps on giving--  and eventually, voila! a rich, creamy delightful kuri squash curry soup.   What is Kuri Squash?   Kuri is a smallish (5-10 pounds) hard-shelled, teardrop-shaped, bright red-orange 'winter' squash that takes about 100 days to mature after flowering. It originated in Japan. I find the flesh to be a sort of cross between a pumpkin and a yam, quite dense and starchy. It creams up beautifully in the Vitamix to a smooth, silken soup that doesn't require anything to 'thicken' it (so, yes, any soup you add it to can be creamy, gluten-free!) A radiantly beautiful Kuri Squash from our garden   Kuri Squash Curry Soup Recipe A Church friend was famous for his delicious curry pumpkin or carrot soups. I have attempted to replicate the flavour he achieves, but I suspect he might used some oil (which I have not) and perhaps even butter, maybe even chicken broth. This recipe is low-fat vegan , so, sorry, no bu...

This lovely bowl of chunky red lentil-sweet potato-tomato soup (or stew) brightened up our day today. It certainly isn't a fancy soup, but it is delicious. I have decided to write down the ingredients so we can replicate it again another sort of bleak pre-winter day such as we have here today. INGREDIENTS: 1 large yellow onion, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup red lentils 1 long, large sweet potato, peeled and chopped 1 cup of broccoli florets 8 cups hot broth made with Golden Bouillion cupcakes (2) Chickn-like seasoning (to taste-- about 2 teaspoons for me) 28 ml diced stewed tomatoes METHOD: NOTE : In the delicious recipe above, I use two homemade items, Golden Bouillion 'cupcakes' and Chick-n-like seasoning-- You can make these in advance, or just use your own liquid broth and seasonings that you would traditionally use with a chicken soup recipe. I use each of these items in most of the soups that I make so it is nice to have them on ...