01/11/2026
🎃🍲 SUNDAY IN THE KITCHEN – CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP! 🧡
With Halloween behind us and pumpkins aplenty, why not turn them into something delicious?
This wonderfully warming pumpkin soup is perfect for those chilly autumn days! 🍂 It works just as well with butternut squash, too!
🥕 Ingredients:
🎃 850g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded & chopped
🧅 1 large onion, chopped
🥕 2 carrots, peeled & chopped
🧄 2 garlic cloves
🥔 1 medium potato, chopped
🌿 1 bay leaf
🧈 25g butter
🫒 2 tbsp olive oil
🥣 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
🥛 100ml double cream
🎃 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
🧂 Salt & pepper to taste
👩🍳 Let's get cooking!
1️⃣ Heat the butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, carrots, garlic and bay leaf. Cook gently for 10 minutes until softened.
2️⃣ Add the pumpkin and potato, stirring for another 2–3 minutes.
3️⃣ Pour in the stock, season and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20–30 minutes until the vegetables are lovely and tender.
4️⃣ Remove the bay leaf and blend until smooth. Stir in the cream, adding a little extra stock if needed.
5️⃣ Heat the remaining olive oil in a frying pan and lightly toast the pumpkin seeds until they start to pop.
6️⃣ Serve with a swirl of cream and a sprinkle of toasted pumpkin seeds! 😋
💡 Handy Tip: Butternut squash makes a fantastic alternative, and a pinch of chilli flakes adds a lovely warming kick!
🧡 Don't forget! Whether you need a saucepan, frying pan, kitchen utensils or other cooking essentials, pop into The Handy Drawer in Brewery Street Shopping Centre, Rugeley!
📖 Recipe credit: Annie Rigg, BBC Food.
🍂 What's your favourite autumn comfort food? Let us know in the comments!
