Day 10. Neighbors. Acorn Squash Basil Soup.
Neighbors.
The lonely or sad.
The busy and happy.
The older and the younger.
When I make a pot of soup, I always think of my neighbors.
Who could benefit from a hot bowl of soup straight from the garden, nothing but the best, and so good for you?
Our acorn squash has gone crazy in the garden … well, crazy for our little garden of 11 raised beds.
I made a huge pot of Acorn Squash Basil Soup and plan to freeze it in Ziploc bags so we can enjoy it in the winter months.
How to cook/prepare acorn squash: Cut the squash in half. Scoop out the seeds. Place each half on a cookie sheet. Salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 375 for 1 hour, or until soft (poke with a fork or knife). Allow to cool. Scoop the squash out of the shell. :)
I researched whether you can freeze soups with coconut milk and yes, you can!
Back to our neighbors …
I keep my eye on Robin who lives down the street from us. She still cries and is devastated at the loss of her husband.
So, I bring her a bowl of something, when I can.
This time a bowl of soup. Plus a little bread.
Soup + love.
We’re supposed to love our neighbors–so we do.
Neighbors.
When’s the last time you did something nice for one of your neighbors?
Get the Recipe:
Acorn Squash Basil Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 Tbsp. beef base, or bouillon granules
- 3 tsp. dill weed
- 8 tsp. curry powder
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- 4 cans beef broth, + more if you need it
- 4 cans light coconut milk
- 12 cups mashed cooked acorn squash
- 2 cup fresh basil, chopped
- Tomatoes for garnishing
- Sour cream for garnishing
Instructions
- Cut acorn squash in half and place on baking sheet. Salt and pepper. Bake at 375 for 1 hour, or until tender.
- Allow squash to cool and scoop out of the shell into a large bowl. Set aside.
- In a large frying pan, saute onion and celery in butter. Stir in the flour, bouillon, dill, curry, chili powder until blended.
- Add in the broth and coconut milk. Bring to a boil; cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the mixture to a larger stock pot.
- Add the squash.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in the fresh chopped basil.
- Serve with chopped tomatoes, a small amount of basil for garnishing, and a dab of sour cream (optional).
Here are some of my friend’s fantastic acorn squash recipes:
Aggie’s Kitchen Stuffed Acorn Squash
Tasty Kitchen’s Acorn Squash Salsa
Pioneer Woman’s Sweet Roasted Rosemary Acorn Squash Wedges
Eat Live Run’s Spicy Acorn Squash Bisque
Smitten Kitchen’s Acorn Squash with Chile-Lime Vinaigrette
Iowa Girl Eats Stuffed Acorn Squash
The Novice Chef’s Mashed Acorn Squash
What’s Gaby Cooking Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
Good Life Eat’s Apple Pecan Stuffed Acorn Squash
If you’ve missed prior days of my 30 Days of Autumn Inspiration series …
Day 1. Autumn.
Day 2. Health.
Day 3. Entertaining.
Day 4. Sunshine.
Day 5. Fresh.
Day 6. Heirlooms.
Day 7. Harvest.
Day 8. Ambience.
Day 9. Simplicity..
Day 10. Neighbors.
How sweet! And I love this soup, prefect for fall.
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How kind of you to still be thinking of your neighbor. I think the later months are almost harder, when everyone has gone back to their lives and you’re still grieving. She is definitely blessed to have a friend like you.
Thanks for the link, friend! I love a good squash!
Can you believe I’ve never tried acorn squash? I must try this soup it looks so comforting. PS. I’m thinking of moving in next door to you.
That is one amazing soup! My neighbors get fed pretty well these days as well.
I love this! How many squash did it take to get 12 cups? Not sure if I missed that.
I think I just may move into that little back corner of your garden and call myself your neighbor. I figure our family of 7 can fit, right? I could go for a big bowl of this soup right about now. It looks so comforting.
I wish I were your neighbor, Sandy! This looks so delicious!
This summer my kids and I decided to do some fun anonymous sharing. We bagged up sleeves of graham crackers, several Hershey’s bars and flavored marshmallows into gallon sized ziplock bags. I added a cute printable that said, “Ding Dong… S’mores.” Then we paper punched some holes in two corners of the bag and made a twine handle. We took off and spent the afternoon hanging these on our friends’ and neighbor’s doors and making our getaways. We had such a good time.
I love squash, and now I am so ready for some squash soup! We live in a condo building, and have tons of neighbors. I often knock on their doors with cookies or other treats. I love to share what I make with them!
Hi Sandy, I love your blog! One question: would you please write a post on HOW you package and transport your beautiful gifts? I made your delicious lemon sunshine cake, but it was so wonderfully sticky I couldn’t imagine getting it anywhere without making a mess. And do you put this soup in a jar? Plastic container? Thank you!
Beautiful photos and a delicious recipe – can’t wait to try this!!
This looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing@
My neighbours and the tenants in our rental property are being gifted regularly with tomatoes from our garden – so many I can’t keep up with them!! We have butternut squash ready for harvesting – sounds like soup for supper tonight!
Oh this looks yummy!