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Mindi's Recipes

(10/29/09) Winter Squash Soup
(Adapted from The Barefoot Contessa) Mindi sez:

2 T. butter
1 T. good olive oil
2 cups chopped yellow onions (2 onions)
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 ½ pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
3 cups chicken stock
2 t. kosher salt
½ t. freshly ground black pepper
1 cup half-and-half
Grated Gruyere, for serving
Croutons, for serving, see below

Heat the butter and olive oil in a heavy-bottomed stock pot, add the onions, and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until translucent. Add the pumpkin puree, butternut squash, chicken stock, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes, until the butternut squash is very tender.
Process the mixture through a food mill or blender until smooth. Return to the pot, add the half-and-half, and heat slowly. If the soup needs more flavor, add another teaspoon of salt. Serve hot with a few fresh croutons and some gruyere cheese sprinkled on top.

To make fresh croutons, remove the crusts from 3 slices of white bread, and cut into ½-inch cubes. Sauté them in 1 ½ tablespoons of butter until browned. Season with salt and pepper.

Serves 4-6.

Mindi Swanson is the Higganum Village Market Masterand long-time food enthusiast. She has been expanding her extensive collection of cookbooks and culinary-appreciative husbands for over 20 years. The Purple Artichoke Catering Company is her one-woman show, specializing in cocktail parties and informal gatherings. She lives in Higganum with her three children/sous-chefs, and their dog, Noodle/disposer-of-kitchen-experiments-gone-wrong.

HVFM Market hours are 3:30pm to 6:30 pm every Friday on the Higganum Green at the corner of Route 81 and Route 154
Except: July 9th through August 6th--which will be from 2:30 to 5:30PM
due to Annual Summer concerts on the Green courtesy of our wonderful Haddam Lions Club!

September 10th -- which will also be 2:30 to 5:30PM due to Haddam River Days

Indoor Holiday Markets are both are Sundays: November 21st and December 19th - which will be from 1 to 4 PM at the Old Fire Station/Youth Center across from the Higganum Green.

"Guided by our heritage, the Higganum Village Market will support our local farmers and artisans by making farm-fresh foods and products available on a weekly basis. This lively neighborhood experience will nurture our sense of
community and revitalize our village while promoting local sustainability."

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