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Pumpkin Polenta with Wilted Spiced Greens

September 10, 2013 By Courtney West 7 Comments

My favorite time of year is just over the horizon.  The slight change in both the scent and feel of the air tells me that autumn is just around the corner. I feel a new, inspiring energy permeating my mind and body.  The pumpkin spice latte has already returned and the days are slowly growing shorter.  I tend to welcome autumn with open arms as it means a much needed relief from the sweltering heat and humidity Texas summers are famous for.

I’ve been craving comforting, warm foods lately despite the weather outside.  Maybe it’s just my body hoping beyond hope for cooler temperatures.  Or maybe I’m in denial.  Or maybe both.  Whatever the reason, comfort food arrived in the form of this pumpkin polenta.  Creamy and warm, it hit the spot and made me want to curl up under a blanket in the chill of my AC.

I suppose it’s my duty to tell you this won’t be the last recipe you will see in the coming months that features my good buddy pumpkin. I am indeed a lover of this particular squash and not afraid to say it.  I think one of my favorite things about the arrival of autumn is that it is appropriate for pumpkin anything.
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Filed Under: autumn, dairy free, gluten free, main course, pumpkin, savory, vegan, vegetarian, wheat free, winter

Curried Lentil & Sweet Potato Soup

September 20, 2012 By Courtney West Leave a Comment

I didn’t intend to share this recipe with you.  It wasn’t on my list of things to try for the blog.  It was actually just the dinner I made on a rainy Sunday evening.  But, seeing as it turned out really well, I snapped a few pictures and here we are.If you know me well, you know that I am not the biggest fan of soup.  I don’t really like the thin brothy ones that I have to try to slurp from a spoon, but only end up splashing everywhere.  I also tend to get bored while eating them, wishing I had something to chomp on every now and then.  And, I abhor any kind of store-bought soup.  So, that leaves me with making my own every now and then.  I like substantial soups that tend to be a bit chunky.  I want to be able to chew a bite every now and then instead of just swallowing my entire meal.  I had been planning on making a curried sweet potato and coconut milk soup for some time, but was waiting for the temperatures to drop a bit.  This past weekend, we got a cool front and quite a bit of rain so it was perfect soup weather.  I remembered seeing a smoky red lentil soup in Sara & Hugh’s new cookbook, so I decided to sort of merge the two based on what I had.

This is probably one of my favorite soups to date.  It’s slightly sweet from the coconut milk and sweet potatoes with a nice bit of heat from the curry powder and paprika.  I left it a bit chunky so that there are nice veggie bits to chew.  And, I would seriously consider the garnishes I list below because they take the soup to the next level as well as rounding out the flavors.

On a completely different note, I have something in the works for Sweet Miscellany that will be taking a lot of my time in the near future.  I’ll share the news here as soon as I can.  I hope to still have time to post a recipe here at least once a week, but I will go ahead and apologize now if I fall behind.
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Filed Under: autumn, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, main course, savory, vegan, vegetarian, wheat free

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