Ladies Community Bible study at Calvary Baptist Church is an anchor for me. I need to have these ladies in my life. They are a wonderful mix of ages, races and experiences, and the study provides a place for us all to seek God through His word, and share and encourage each other. In honor of the last week of our Spring study I made lunch for us all, and successfully pulled it off with redistributed Fair Foods produce. The food was good, but the fellowship was better. Ladies...I will miss you this summer.
Potato Leek Soup
Butternut Squash Soup
Spinach Salad with walnuts, cranberries and pears
Italian Salad
Fresh fruit
i am sure you can see the baked goods ;)
Butternut Squash soup
1 butternut squash peeled, seeded, diced
2 carrots diced
2 stalks of cellery diced
1 onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 inch fresh ginger grated
4 cups stock
cinnamon
Salt and Pepper
2 cups milk
heat 1 tbsp butter in the bottom of a large stockpot. saute onion, garlic, ginger, celery and carrot. Cook until onion is opaque. Add squash and stock. Bring to a boil, cover and cook for about 20 min or until the squash is soft. Either by pureeing in a blender in batches or with an immersion blender puree the soup. Add up to 2cups of milk, you may need less if you like your soup to be thicker. Season with salt and pepper and cinnamon to taste.
I tried the butternut squash recipe and loved it! I only pureed half of the batch which left plenty of whole squash pieces, which I prefer in this kind of soup. The cinnamon was great to bring out the sweetness of the squash, although not too much or it'll turn into dessert. And I think I used 1.5 c. milk, which makes it thicker as stated. Everything else was just as directed in the recipe. Thanks for sharing Sarah!
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