Southwestern Pumpkin Soup

Just in case anyone has misplaced this recipe, I thought that I would post it before Thanksgiving.

Ingredients:

3 cups chicken Broth or chicken stock
1 cup whipping cream
1 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
3 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar (dark brown is recommended)
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
3/4 cup (packed) grated cheddar cheese (we like to use pepper jack)
chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:
Bring chicken stock and whipping cream to a boil in heavy medium pot. Whisk in canned pumpkin, brown sugar, cumin chili powder, coriander and nutmeg. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until soup thickens slightly and flavors blend, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Soup can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Cool cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium-low heat, whisking occasionally.) Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with cheddar cheese and cilantro.

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Eliza's Stories

I meant to post these long ago, and I don't think I ever did. I just found them again.




Eliza's latest story, filled with sorrow:


Long ago there was a fairy, lost.
She snuck into a castle, and then she got dead.
And then an ant eat her up for his dinner. And she didn't be alive ever again; she was in the ant's tummy.
The End.

Another story:

Once upon a time there was a girl. Her name is Anya.
Anya was a good little girl. And when she growed up she was nice. But when she was a little girl she was mean. But she got bigger and bigger and bigger.
And then she got even more bigger.
That's a little story.