Souvlaki For The Soul

It’s blowing outside.
It’s cold.
And all I feel like doing is making a batch of soup and enjoying it with some sourdough rye bread.  I used some butternut pumpkin (squash) and thickened it with some red lentils.  It’s spiced up with some fresh chili, garam masala and ground cumin.  Enjoy your weekend everybody!
RECIPE FOR PUMPKIN SOUP [...]

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