Fresh Start

I'm looking for a fresh start and some fresh motivation today....I will say that I really enjoyed my lunch! Therefore I will start with a recipe and feel that I have accomplished something worthy of sharing today! I stumbled upon this idea when I was low on groceries but wanted to make a nice lunch for my hubby! this recipie is for 1-2 servings put the leftovers from the pumpkin and coconut milk in the fridge for another meal or another use, or just double the recipe and feed the family


Curried Squash Soup -

ingredients:
1-2 tbs olive oil or butter
1 can of pumpin puree (NOT pie filling)
1 can of lowfat coconut milk ( Not cream of coconut)-look in the asian section
1 box of good chicken stock ( or make your own, it's easy and pretty much free)
1/2 med yellow onion
1-3 cloves fresh garlic (to taste)
1tbs masaman curry paste-or more to taste ( I use Mae Ploy brand) if you don't have curry paste use curry powder in the same amount ( if you are using curry powder I would add 1 tsp ground or fresh ginger for more depth of flavor)

Optional: plain yougurt
cut up potato....cooked or raw/or rice for that matter
frozen spinach ( frozen green beans might also be good)
Shrimp or Cooked chicken would make this a dinner

Get Cookin': in a med sauce pan add oil and saute' onions then garlic,on med heat
when onions are soft add curry paste or powder and cook until fragrant
stir in 1/2 c. each coconut milk and pumpkin plus 1 c chicken stock
heat over med-low until warmed thru......add salt/cracked black pepper to taste

~this is it for the basic curry soup~ how easy was that?

if you are feeling inspired, or just hungrier than that, you can at this point, add embellshments to your hearts content, start with cooked leftover rice or potato (uncooked if you can wait for it to simmer for 20 min or so)
then add something green, I like spinach, (added fresh or frozen and warmed thru) but suit yourself....
meat if you are so inclined
and top it off with a dollop of plain yogurt

* easily made Vegan by using vegtable broth and dried spice option*