Beet and Pumpkin Soups

Browned onions for pumpkin soup.Beets with translucent onions for pink soup.
Pumpkin soup before being pureed.

Finished pumpkin soup.
Finished pink soup.
Opinion? Better than raw potatoes. Beets belong in salads and pumpkin belongs with sugar as in pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread and pumpkin cookies. At least it was an attempt at healthy recipes but just not too our taste. Oh well, that's how the soup sometimes simmers!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Jessica's latest creation for her home cooking assignment: soft and moist chocolate chip pumpkin cookies - what a wonderful way to get some additional Vitamin A!

Thank you also to "Roxygirl in Colorado" for her Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe on www.recipezaar.com

2008 (and before!) Halloween

Sarah's pumpkin is on the far left with the homage to Charlie Brown's costume from It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
Eva went with a more traditional round nose and toothy grin for her upside-down crescent eyed pumpkin. Jessica's pumpkin is a cute puppy dog next to the mailbox with little round ears at the top, two round dots for eyes and a round nose with whiskers above a tongue.










Eva was a gypsy this year.




In previous years we've had more gypsies and mermaids along with wizards and other costumes.