Devine!

Well I made pumpkin soup for dinner tonight and it was devine! Just before Peter came home on leave I bought a whole bunch of veggies with every intention that we would use them for delicious home-cooked dinners. But with all the meals we ate out (at the hotel, his parents, his brothers's fiance's parents, Binna Burra, takeaway pizzas one night when friends came over) we just didn't get the chance to use them all.

I'd bought half a pumpkin (wrapped in gladwrap) because I knew we wouldn't get through a whole one. I left out in our 'cellar' area and even though it's cold and dry it started growing mould. Yuck! So I popped it in the fridge and figured I'd work out what to do with it later.

Well fast forward almost a fortnight, last night, and I cut out all the mouldy parts (it wasn't actually that bad, just on the seeds) and peeled and chopped the rest of it. Then tonight I chopped up an onion and two cloves of garlic and sauteed them in about a tablespoon of butter. I added two cups of vegetable stock, two cups of water and the pumpkin, brought to the boil then simmered while covered. I think I had too much liquid for the amount of pumpkin I had and I ended up taking the cover off to boil off some of the liquid. I then used my stickmixer to give it a smooth consistency. I added a spoon of sour cream and heaps of pepper after plating it and it was devine! I do like lots of pepper with my soups though.

I heated a wholemeal breadroll that I'd bought from the bakery and it was the perfect accompanient. I really have to cook more often, I forget how much I enjoy it. :)

My menu plan has changed around a bit but that's okay, it's a work in progress! Lunch for tomorrow is ready to go: celery and carrot sticks, salami, cheese and crackers, and a pear. Then I'm having chicken stirfry for dinner. Yum, yum, yum!