Pioneer Woman at Heart

I have never made pumpkin soup of any sort, so this year I did. I roasted one entire pumpkin for this soup.  The recipe in my "pile" or "stash" called for potatoes.  I did some searching, and found there are so many ways to make this soup. I didn't follow the pumpkin and red lentil soup recipe I found online, but adjusted it to what I had.  I seasoned it with home canned hot sauce and garlic both fresh (heated with the onion) and some garlic powder to add more flavor.   I served it with a dollop of sour cream, and freshly chopped parsley.  Some of it is going in the freezer.  The hens are happy gals too.  They are getting the pumpkin "guts" for a treat. The taste test with the soup? Delicious!   I used 2 carrots and 2 potatoes in my soup, as well as the pumpkin. Guess what arrived at the library?

 I'm joining Diary of a Stay at Home Mom today.

Sunday morning consisted of more wood splitting and stacking.  It feels good to gain on that job.  We are trying to get all the wood inside the barn split first, before we tackle the monstrosity pieces again.  We are getting another tree soon, and that wood needs a place to dry inside the barn.  I'm excited to get a bit ahead on our supply.

I really attempted to do a good house cleaning yesterday, but you know how you can get side tracked?  Well, I did.  I happened to end up in my room, where I had just picked up the box my tatting tools are in, and decided to give this tool a try.  It's a bullion hook.  It's used often for what is called cro-tat or crochet tatting.