5 your pumpkin soup Recipes

raw vegetables of your choice - prepared and steamed, tb of your favorite herb, water or vegetable broth (you can use a chicken or beef broth) (you can use milk for a creamy texture and flavor.), toppings: shredded cheese , crumbled tortilla chips, raw or roasted seeds (like pumpkin, sunflower, sesame), roasted and chopped nuts (slivered almonds, dry roasted peanuts), soynuts, a spoonful of yogurt, popcorn, dehydrated vegetables, corn nuts, fried onion rings, etc..), thickening agents.. see below, tb to 1/4 cup of either quick cooking grits , cornmeal or oatmeal, mashed potato flakes, shredded triscuit crackers

whole chicken, head of cabbage , chopped coarsley, baby carrots or 2 large bags of frozen carrots or both, frozen chopped green beans, frozen box of squash or 2 cups of your favorite squash, cooked and cubed or 1 small can of plain pumpkin (not the pie filling), salt and pepper to taste

canned cooked pumpkin or squash- plain, your own precooked and pureed pumpkin or butternut or acorn sqaush, chicken broth or vegetable broth for vegetarians, maple syrup, curry powder or more to taste, cinnamon, nutmeg , salt and ginger, cream, garnish: toasted pumpkin seeds or a dollop of sour cream

olive oil, onion, chopped, chili, seeded and chopped, garlic cloves, minced, cumin powder, cayenne, vegetable broth, pumpkin puree , i make my own from fresh pumpkin, red potatoes, cubed, black beans, cilantro leaf, chopped, lime, juiced