Pumpkin Corn Chowder

This week for the Caribbean Cooking Challenge, I cooked with pumpkin twice!  First the scones, and now the real pumpkin recipe: Pumpkin Corn Chowder.

Ingredients

via All Recipes

• 2 cups onion, diced
• 2 cups green pepper diced
• 2 cups red pepper diced
• 1/3 cup jalapeno pepper diced
• 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
• 4 cups pumpkin peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes                                {I used half pumpkin and half potatoes}
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken stock
• 1 pound cut corn (fresh or frozen)
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup freshly chopped cilantro {i wish!}

Directions

1. In a large pot, saute the onion and all of the peppers in butter 5 minutes to soften.
2. Add the pumpkin and garlic and saute for an additional 5 minutes stirring often.
3. Add the Imagine Organic Vegetable Broth and bring the mixture to a boil. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the pumpkin is just tender.
4. In a food processor (or blender) place 3/4 cups of the cut corn, add 1 cup of the cooking liquid from the pot, and process to form a chunky puree.
5. Add the pureed mixture, the remaining corn, chili powder, cumin, Hain Pure Foods Iodized Sea Salt, and pepper to the pot, and simmer the soup an additional 5 minutes.
6. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well to combine.

= happy camper husband

Pumpkin Scones

Fall doesn't really exist here in Dominica, at least weather/foliage wise.  Still, I am missing all those fall treats: apple cider, pumpkin spice lattes, and especially pumpkin scones.  Since the nearest Starbucks is in Puerto Rico, Clare and I decided to make our own!

Let me first say, neither Clare nor myself are bakers, so this was amateur baking at it's finest.  We were both highly concerned with the consistency of the dough (more like batter than dough) but went with it, and they turned out super moist and delicious.

We got the recipe from Mom's Who Think and here's a printable copy for you!

{click here to print from Google Docs}