Nom nom nom

So today I went a little crazy in the kitchen with my new fave veggie: pumpkin (well my favourite for this month at least). I spent close to five hours straight in the kitchen, and thought i'd document a few things to share with all of you in blogger-land.

As Martha Stewart-esque as this may sound, a day in the kitchen seems to relax me (at least when all turns out well it does). Whenever I'm bored and looking for something to pass the time, this is where I seem to end up. Those who know me well, know that I am a lover of food. A foodie through and through, little excites me more than the prospect of a good meal (creating and enjoying it alike). So it can be assumed, I am sure, that today was a whole lot of fun for me - as sad as that may sound :).

The first, and most time-consuming, thing I made was pumpkin soup. I have tasted loads of different types of pumpkin soup over the years - some awesome, others not so great. I cannot stand lumpy and watery pumpkin soup... the consistency grosses me out. For it to be a great pumpkin soup, it needs to be smooth, creamy, and well-seasoned.  I have found a recipe that really delivers in all these areas. I am not afraid to brag a little here; the soup I made was pretty damn delicious. I found it on www.taste.com, take a look: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/5175/pumpkin+soup

I got a little bored while waiting for the soup to cook so I used some left over pumpkin to make pumpkin scones: which can be incredible if made properly. I found a recipe on one of those old-school tea towels with equally as old-school recipes printed across their fronts. I'm not so sure what happened to these scones, but instead of becoming fat, golden, lumpy and heavenly, they turned out more like deflated car tyres. That was pretty disappointing, but they were tasty all the same.