But the Second Annual Pumpkin Carving party was a success.
The menu:
Vegetarian vegetable soup (recipe to follow)
Chex mix (Glutino pretzels really made the mix.)
Apple cider
Toasted pumpkin seeds
And guests brought some snacks to share:
Betty Crocker GF Chocolate cupcakes with halloween sprinkles!
Boo cups made with Kinni-toos
Mummy dogs (to make them gluten free, substitute your favorite biscuit recipe for the crescent roll dough)
The vegetable soup was delicious. Even the babies gobbled it up.
I made the soup with my friend in mind. She is a vegetarian and always makes sure there is something gluten free for me at her parties, so I wanted to make sure there was an option for her in my carnivorous world that wasn't just snacks. Besides, it's a great fall recipe that feeds a crowd.
It is beyond simple to make. Here's how I made it.
Vegetable Soup
Chop into small cubes
1 large potato
2 carrots
3 stalks of celery
1 red onion
Preheat your big soup pan to medium heat, and add a glug of olive oil. Saute the veggies for a while until they're tender. Season with pepper and salt.
While they're cooking, chop finely and add in
3 cloves of garlic
a handful of fresh parsely
a handful of fresh rosemary (fresh herbs really make the dish)
Once the veggies are mostly soft, stir in 2 cups each of tomato juice and vegetable broth. Let it simmer until you're ready to serve.
I forgot to take a picture of the soup when it was finished. I did realize that I got my taste-test bowl in a picture though.
The apple cider was easy peasy too.
You can buy bottled apple cider in the juice aisle of the store. I poured some into my crock pot with a couple of orange slices and a cinnamon stick. I don't even like apple juice-type of things and I really enjoyed it.
Pumpkin seeds... Oh, such a treat.
Just separate them from the goop and rinse them in a colander. Spread them out on a cookie sheet, top with some salt, and cook for 45 minutes at 350, stirring them every 15 minutes.
Summary:
Carved pumpkins... check
Happy belly and a nap in the afternoon sun... check and check.
1 comment:
Ok this is just freaky. We had a pumpkin patch party and the menu was eerily similar. It included cupcakes, gf chex mix, and gf pigs in a blanket. Great minds think alike I guess!
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