After our little North Carolina adventure, I arrived back in Richmond just in time for this month’s cooking club dinner. A quickly growing group of us girls gather together once a month and cook dishes based on a theme. It’s a great excuse to sit around, sip a nice glass of wine, and chat about all of the (semi) important things in life.

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This months food theme, not surprisingly, was pumpkin.

I wasn’t really planning on blogging this recipe, because to be quite honest, I’m not a huge pumpkin fan. I know, maybe I’m crazy, but regardless, I followed the cooking club rules and cooked with pumpkin. These recipe actually turned out pretty well considering I just used things I had on hand. I think if you’re a pumpkin fan, you’d definitely enjoy this. It’s creamy and rich, but still qualifies as a healthy dish. So if you’re a pumpkin addict, try it!

Easy Pumpkin Soup

Easy Pumpkin Soup

  •    2 tbsp oil
  •    1/2 medium white onion
  •    1 tbsp fresh sage
  •    2 cups pureed pumpkin (canned is fine)
  •    3 cups vegetable stock
  •    1/2 cup cream cheese
  •    1 cup 1% milk (or almond/soy milk)
  •    3 tbsp brown sugar

Heat the oil in a large pot. Stir in diced onion and sage, and cook for a few minutes until the onions begin to soften, and the sage begins to wilt. Add in the pumpkin and vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Add in the cream cheese, and stir with a whisk until melted. Pour into a blender, and pulse until mostly smooth, or use an immersion blender in the pot. (I don’t have an immersion blender so I just put it in my Vitamix.) Cook over low heat. Gradually stir in the milk and brown sugar. Serve warm.

I was actually surprised at how much I loved a lot of the pumpkin dishes. One girl made a pumpkin chili (and even made me a separate vegetarian version!) and another girl, who just so happened to be a pastry chef, made some amazing cookies. Maybe I can track down those recipes as well…

Given the craziness of the holidays, we may cheat next month and go out for dinner… but it’s been fun getting challenged with different recipe themes!

Am I crazy for not being crazy about pumpkin?

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