3 spicy pumpkin soup tomato Recipes

pumpkin, chopped carrot (1 medium), chopped onion (1 medium), minced garlic cloves, salt, black pepper (more or less to taste), ground red pepper (more or less to taste), ground ginger (can use fresh if on hand), vegetables or 1 quart chicken broth, diced tomatoes (italian-style stewed tomatoes, can be substituted for plain to lend a spicier flavor.), fat-free half-and-half, olive oil

pearl barley, water, short-grain brown rice, bulgur, light olive oil, ancho chilies or 3 dried mulato chiles, stemmed, seeded and broken into 2-inch pieces, onion, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, halved, low sodium chicken broth or 2 quarts vegetable broth, canned diced tomatoes, fresh cilantro stems , plus, chopped fresh cilantro, ground allspice, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, shiitake mushroom , stems discarded, caps thinly sliced, black beans, drained and rinsed, carrot, finely diced, zucchini, finely diced, parsnip, finely diced, salted roasted pumpkin seeds