One of the things that I love best about Autumn is decorating for it. There is something comforting in the warmth of fall colors as they are displayed around the house, along with the Havest Spice candle aromas in the air…mmmm
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Another thing I love about Autumn are the soups that you don't consider cooking in the summer.
Tomorrow I will be pulling up the rest of the carrots that are still in the garden. For some reason carrots tend to be a bit sweeter if left in the ground after the first frosts.
Ok……..we have had more than a few frosts here, so I am hoping that they are still good and if they are, we will be having one of my most favorite of all soups….Carrot soup.
Right now my knitting pictures look pretty much the same. The sweater is growing nicely and I am rounding the heel on my sock…but instead of showing you pictures of the WIP that look kind of the same, I thought I would share my favorite soup recipe with you.
Yep……..I can almost envision the wrinkled up noses at the thought of "Carrot Soup", but I can assure you that it is YUMMY. I house some of the pickiest eaters in God's creation and they all LOVE it….promise 🙂
Carrot Soup
1 pound of carrots (peeled and chopped)
1/2 pound of peeled and chopped potatoes
1 onion (peeled)
3 cups of chicken stock (I use low sodium chicken broth)
1T cumin
1heaping tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp red pepper (I like it hot…so I add more to mine)
water
1 cup of milk (I use 1%) (pre-heat the milk in the microwave to warm it)
2 cups of cooked shredded chicken
1T lime juice
salt/pepper to taste
Put the carrots, potato, onion in a stock pot. Add the chicken stock and seasoning. Add enough water to fill the pan 3/4 full. Cook until the vegetables are soft.
Place the cooked vegetables and stock into a blender and puree (I do it in 2 batches). Place the puree back into the pan and heat to boiling. Add the chicken, lime juice, salt/pepper and warmed milk into the mixture and heat to almost boiling. (I always taste here to see if it needs more seasoning)
Serve with homemade grain bread and you have a hearty Autumn supper…yum!
The Woolen Rabbit 
I love the fall, too! And your soup sounds yummy…I am going to try it out (I just got a hand blender that I can’t wait to use!).
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Wow, that sounds amazing!! I can’t wait to make it.
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My husband would love this soup, I’ll have to make it for him soon. Thanks for the recipe!
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Lurve soup! Thanks for sharing!
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That soup sounds wonderful. What time is dinner? I’ll be over.
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So making the soup! Even one-handed! Can’t wait. Thanks for the recipe.
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It sounds good!
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The soup sounds delish! Soup is the perfect winter food.
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I can so hear your voice as you talk in this post. I’ll bet the lime and chicken and red pepper make it reely reely good.
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Thanks for the recipe. I might have to try it at your recommendation. Yea, Fall!
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SOunds yummy! I make mine with ginger and omit the chicken. Dan eats it by the bowlful!
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sounds so good!
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Kim- That sounds lovely. Ask Santa for an immersion blender and it makes life so much easier.
(or I’m probably just lazy)
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As a soup aficionado I know it’s yummy! Especially with fresh carrots. That you grew yourself. I know you’ll be shocked to hear that soup is one of my most favorite things about Autumn too. 🙂
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I have never made my own carrot soup. I should try it, as I love carrots. I do like butternut squash soup at this time of year too, and that’s really simple to make.
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The soup sounds delicious! Autumn is my favorite time!
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Your recipe sounds wonderful. It must be the cool weather because I have been making soup at least once a week and also making dinner rolls. It is nice to have leftovers for lunch. It is really getting cool here in northern WI with a little snow and soup warms the tummy.
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That sounds yummy and the pictures are beautiful!
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I warmed up just reading this post! Yum. I’ll have to give it a try.
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