Pumpkin Soup!!!

 About a month ago our Daughter gave us a couple of pumpkins...

good timing as I had not made any Pumpkin Soup this season!!!

Collect some fresh parsley from our abundant little parsley pot...

Quickly fry up some onion, a bay leaf, garlic cloves, all spice...

some potatoes...and whatever else you fancy...

And in no time...Pumpkin Soup in a cup for JoJo...

together with some pizza fingers for her and Mr Dolce Vita...

Soup in a bowl for us...salt and freshly milled pepper...a dollop of cream or yougurt...parsley for colour...delicious!!!

A quinoa garlic roll for me (gluten free)...

Thank you Jacqueline!!!

Recipe adapted from one of Australia's favourite Chefs...Stephanie Alexander...The Cook's Companion

Pumpkin and Bacon Soup

500g bacon bones (optional)

1 onion, sliced

1 bay leaf

2 cloves garlic

1t whole all spice

3L cold water (I used stock)

3 large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

1T paprika

1k pumpkin, peeled and cut into chunks

salt

freshly ground black pepper

2 fresh chorizo sausages (optional)

• Place bacon bones, onion, bay leaf, garlic and allspice in a large stockpot and add water
• Bring slowly to a boil and simmer for 2 hours
• Strain, pressing well on debris
• Add potato, parprika and pumpkin and simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are collapsing
• Puree, holding back some liquid, and adjust seasoning
• Cook sausages ina frying pan over moderate heat until well browned and cooked through
• Cool a little and cut into small pieces
• Divide the sausage between heated soup bowls, then ladle in the soup

Bon Appetit...Dzintra

Carrot Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting (Gluten Free)

Here is a delicious little cake that was a success when I took it to my local Needlework Group...Carrot Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting...using a commercial Gluten Free Flour...

Magazine from this issue of Better Homes and Gardens (November 2007)...

Pecan nuts are in this recipe...I just love the scent of nuts roasting on the pan...

The look of the mix...

All baked...

and ready to cut for the ladies...

and there still wasn't enough LOL!!!
Recipe can be found over here or hop on over to recipes on the side bar!!!

Bon Appetit...Dzintra

Apple Tea Cake...Gluten Free!!!

Recently I came across this wonderfully easy Apple Tea Cake from an older edition of Better Homes and Gardens!!!

Issue November 2007

Apple Tea Cake ready for the oven...

Cut open...

Ready with custard...

Nice and easy...the recipe is as follows:

APPLE TEA CAKE

Serves 6

100g butter...chopped

3/4C caster sugar

1t vanilla essence

2 eggs

1 and a 1/2 C gluten free self raising flour...sifted

1/2C milk

1 pink lady apple

Extra 10g butter...melted

1t cinnamon

1T sugar

Preheat oven to 180c

Line base and sides of 20cm springform tin with baking paper

Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in the small bowl of an electric mixer until mixture is pale and creamy

Add eggs and beat until combined

Add the flour and milk, then stir mixture with a wooden spoon until well combined

Spoon the mixture into prepared tin and smooth the top

Cut apple into quarters

Remove core and thinly slice each quarter

Arrange appple slices on top of the cake batter

Brush with the extra melted butter and sprinkle with combined cinnamon and sugar

Bake for 30-35m or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean

Serve warm...

Enjoy!!!
Bon Appetit...Dzintra♥

Old-Fashioned Lemonade!!!

Last Summer we were given some Lemonade-Limes out of which I made some Lemonade...

to read the post go over here
Recipe for this lemonade is further down...

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Preparation time: 5 m

Cooking time: 5m
Makes: 1.75 L

1C water

1C sugar

2C lemon juice

3 cups soda water

ice cubes

lemon slices to serve

mint sprigs to serve

Put water and sugar in a small pot and bring to a simmer

Once sugar has dissolved, set aside to cool for a few minutes

Stir in lemon juice and soda water

Serve with ice cubes and lemon slices, garnished with mint sprigs

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Enjoy!!!