Perfectly Pumpkin Soup

Perfectly Pumpkin soup. This is a great dish for a Thanksgiving appetizer. Goes well with crackers cheese and wine but what doesn't go well with crackers, cheese and wine! This is great for a side along Thanksgiving dinner,too. With leftover turkey coming also it's a great way to toss in some turkey, left over veggies or even some stuffing. It's a super quick recipe as I used Libby's Pumpkin Puree. Took me about 30 minutes to make.

Ingredients
4 cups pumpkin puree
4 cups chicken broth(vegetable if your a veggie only eater) I had some homemade but any will do
2 celery stalks, tops too chopped
2 carrots chopped
1/4 Vidalia onion(sweet onion is good)
1/4 Pure maple syrup(honey is a good substitute)
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 bay leaves
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of thyme
Dash of Poultry seasoning
1 cup heavy cream(coconut milk if you want healthy/low fat)


Place all ingredients in a pot on low and simmer until vegetables are tender. Puree in a food processor or blender. Pour back in pot without heat and add heavy cream. Stir until it's mix well. When serving you can add a little more cream like in the pictures and add some parsley or whatever herbs you have available. It's great cold too! Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

Persimmon Apple Cobbler

My husband and I love crumbles and cobblers. They are the easiest dish to bake and taste amazing. I made a crumble/cobbler the other day with persimmons and honey crisp apples that turned out great. This is great dish for Fall and a great Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert.

Filling
4 cups your choice fruit (I used fresh strawberries and peaches, you can use frozen also)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 orange juice ( any juice of your choice is good also)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 tablespoon real vanilla extract
Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

Mix together and place in oven dish

Topping
1 cups old fashion oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 cup flour
1/3 cup flaxseed or hemp seed
Handful Almonds or your choice of nuts(optional)
1/2 tablespoon real vanilla extract
1 1/2 sticks cold butter cut up in chunks

Mix first 5 ingredients together then add vanilla extract. Mix in butter until topping looks like crumbles. Place on top of fruit mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Also you can use half white sugar but I prefer brown because I like the taste better.

Strawberry Peach Crumble

My husband requested his favorite dessert for Father's Day, Crumble! This is also my favorite dessert and it is a super easy one. Anyone can make this even if you are not a baker :) The inside is a thick sweet fruit filling with a crunchy oat topping. Sooo good you will have to try!

Filling
4 cups your choice fruit (I used fresh strawberries and peaches, you can use frozen also)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 orange juice ( any juice of your choice is good also)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 table3spoon real vanilla extract
Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

Mix together and place in oven dish

Topping
2 cups old fashion oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup flour
1/3 cup flaxseed
Handful Almonds or your choice of nuts
1 tablespoon real vanilla extract
1 1/2 sticks cold butter cut up in chunks

Mix first 5 ingredients together then add vanilla extract. Mix in butter until topping looks like crumbles. Place on top of fruit mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

I added more vanilla extract then most people so if you don't like too much you can add half. Also you can use half white sugar but I prefer brown.

This dish also looks beautiful when you use dark berries in a white dish.