Day 3

What is inspiring me right now. 

1  This blog inpires me.  I love the colours she uses

2  Have just finished reading this series of books. Need to request the next series.

3  Thought these a great idea for easy and fun Christmas table gifts.

Thinking of using  a single pot by each plate.

4. 

A favourite autumn recipe is cream of pumpkin soup.  I use as a basis the recipe from Good Food 101 low fat feasts but I adapt it slightly.

ingredients 

3lb pumpkin, peeled and chopped.

3 tbs olive oil

1 large onion

2 garlic cloves (I don't use)

2 tsp cumin seeds ( I use curry powder )

1 potato peeled and chopped

1 tsp dried thyme

1 1/4 pts vegetable stock

creme fraiche to serve ( I don't bother with this)

Dried- fried sage leaves, to garnish ( I don't use these either)

My DH often despairs of me as I very rarely use the exact ingredients for any recipe whereas he has to have every single item.

Method  - Again I do my own method.  I fry onion , pumpkin, potato in the oil for a few mins then add curry powder for a couple of minutes.  I then add the stock and simmer until the pumpkin and potato are cooked.  (This will depend on the size of your chunks of potato and pumpkin. )

I whizz it all up with a hand held mixer/blender whilst still in the saucepan and then that's it.

Loved it with pumpkin wholemeal rolls that I used to buy in Germany but can't find here.

5. This site is not new but one I return to again and again when I want ideas for scrapbook page titles or quotes.  Love it.

It has taken me ages to sort this out but I really enjoyed doing it.  Must get to grips with how to take a copy of a pic from someones blog.  Is the only way to save it to your own picture gallery I wonder?