Winter Squash & Sweet Potato Soup

Yum, winter squash. Over the summer, I grew acorn & butternut squash in the garden. Then I put them in the cupboard for winter. It got cold towards the end of December, so it was the perfect time for hot soup from the slow cooker. This recipe was super easy & delicious.

Basically you slow cook onions, sweet potatoes & butternut squash in veggie stock with thyme & sage. Then blend. Full recipe can be found in Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker.

Dueling Crock-Pots!

Soon after we bought our house, Patrick found a "new" crock-pot at a garage sale last summer.

Kidney Bean and Sweet Potato Stew

So I borrowed Katie's vegetarian slow cooker cookbook and made a few soups this winter. Both were simple and tasty.

Tortilla-Tomato Soup served with avocado and fresh cilantro