As it’s pumpkin season here, this week’s Friday Food Fight had to be none other than pumpkin related.
Last week, my two youngest boys and I along with some good friends visited the pumpkin patch so they could pick out their future Jack o’ lanterns. 
All I could see looking at the rows upon rows of pumpkins were muffins, soup and seeds.
*sigh*
At the weekend, we carved said pumpkins …
… and with the guts, I boiled and pureed … 
… and made pumpkin soup … which was yummo if I do say so myself … 
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 5 whole black peppercorns
- Heat stock, salt, pumpkin, onion, thyme, garlic, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
- Puree the soup in small batches (1 cup at a time) using a food processor or blender.
- Return to pan, and bring to a boil again. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for another 30 minutes, uncovered. Stir in heavy cream. Pour into soup bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.
… as well as toast the seeds. Something I do every year for my boys. 
Ingredients
- raw pumpkin seeds
- olive oil to coat
- 1 pinch salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F .
- Toss seeds in a bowl with the olive oil and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Stir occasionally.
This month is the one year anniversary of the Friday Food Fight meme and we are celebrating it big style with a GIVEAWAY!! One lucky reader will win a copy of the Joy of Cooking. My oldest brother, otherwise known as Iron Chef Allan, gave me this cook book many years ago for my birthday and it fast become my favourite. 
Everyone that adds a link to our Friday Food Fight linky collection blog hop will automatically be entered. Add more links and you’ll earn more entries.
Can I get a woot woot?
========== The fine print … sorry, but this giveaway is only open to US residents.
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Good times! i need to post our pumpkin patch photos too. We’ll be carving ours this weekend and we will also save the seeds and roast them. I’m not a fan of pumpkin soup, but I do love everything else pumpkin. That might be it. I think I prefer pumpkins sweet and not savory.
Thanks for a fun food flinging year! xox Long live Friday Food Fight!
Nope, nope, can’t do it. Can’t even eat pumpkin pie. Looks great, but I just can’t eat it.
Yum I’m about to carve a pumpkin with my wee man, you’ve inspired me to make soup now
Yum! I wish I would have read this post before we carved our pumpkins
Then I could have made the soup! I made roasted pumpkin seed and over cooked them a bit. It was such a bummer. This post makes me want to go out and buy another pumpkin 
Sounds like great fun, I had my first ever Pumpkin Soup yesterday and have to say it was really nice something that I will be trying again in the future xx