For Halloween, I decided to honor the family tradition of pumpkin soup. I made some, invited Heidi over, and the rest of the gang invited an apartment full of friends from their freshman ward.
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| Margarine. Yum. |
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| Leeks and onions. I paid almost $6 for the leeks. Dang. Luckily, I only needed one, so I have one in the freezer! |
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| Who doesn't like this stuff?? |
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| Everything stewing together... |
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| After a bout with the immersion blender :) SO delicious. |
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| Pumpkin cream cheese swirl bread. I would post a recipe, but it was kinda gross. Mom, could you send me the recipe for Lori's pumpkin roll, pretty please? |
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| Our festive Halloween spread. We had salad (thank you, Kristin :), rolls and green beans from the Sparks girls, and then rye bread, pumpkin cream cheese bread, and the onion tart that I made. The pumpkin soup and Kristin's amazing apple dumplings were over on the stove. |
I would tell you everybody's names, but I don't really know most of them, and the pictures are blurry for the rest :) However, in the last picture, the two on the right are Kristin and Heidi.
I will post the recipes for pumpkin soup and onion tart later, but now I have to study! Love you all!
<3
Eliza
P.S. Mom, is it, like, blasphemy for me to post the pumpkin soup recipe? Everyone at the party loved it and wanted the recipe, so I thought it might be happy to put it here for future (present?) generations.
No, I don't think it's sacrilege to post the family heirloom pumpkin soup recipe. Just give credit to the original inventor--Marlene Sorosky. It is a winner! As for pumpkin roll:
ReplyDeleteLori Lamm’s Pumpkin Roll
Beat on high speed, 5 minutes:
3 eggs
Beat in, then set aside:
1 c sugar
2/3 c pumpkin
1 t lemon juice
Mix together, then fold into pumpkin mixture:
2/3 c flour
1 t baking powder
1 t ginger
2 t cinnamon
½ t nutmeg
½ t cloves
½ t salt
Pour onto a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan that has been lined with parchment paper (or foil sprayed with cooking spray). Sprinkle 1 c chopped walnuts over cake batter. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Turn out nut side down onto a new “handi-wipe” that has been sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll warm cake together with “Handi-wipe.” Cool
For filling, beat together:
1 ¼ c powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese
6 oz butter
½ t vanilla
Unroll cooled cake. Remove and discard “handi-wipe” and spread filling over cake. Re-roll, wrap in saran and/or foil, and refrigerate. Serve in slices.
I'm not sure what "handi-wipes" are--but I think you could use paper towel.
And what is this with "anyways?" I don't think that's even in the dictionary. . .Honors student counselor. . .hmmmmmm. . .
Happy baking and cooking!