wonderful new soup to try

if I was good with the computer I would post a picture! but we all know better than that! I shared this with a few family and friends but I wanted to share it with everyone! this is now our new favorite soup it was a huge hit with the family... the only thing I changed was the amount of chipolet I added. use less and taste it as you decide how much to put in.

***BUTTERNUT SQUASH CHIPOTLE BISQUE

Double the recipe

1 medium butternut squash

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 ½ cups chopped onion

½ cup chopped celery

½ cup chopped carrots

2 garlic cloves, minced

4 to 6 cups chicken broth

3 tsp minced, canned chipotle in adobo

½ cup sour cream

Salt, fresh ground pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Pierce squash and bake

Scoop out seeds, discarding the stringy pulp. Put the seed in a sieve and rinse. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Sauté onion, celery and carrot for 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes more.

Puree the saute vegetables and squash with 4 cups broth in batches in a blender,

Add more broth to get the desired consistency. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes

Meanwhile, toast the reserved squash seeds in a small occasionally until crunchy, about 30 minutes. Season heavily with salt and set aside.

In a separate bowl, stir 1 tsp of the minced chipotle into sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir the remaining 2 tsp chipotle into the bisque and ladle into soup bowls. Top each with a dollop of cream and a sprinkling of seeds.

Steelhead fishing in Idaho

This is becoming a Swallow family tradition! This was the first year that Rylee, Kyle and myself came on the trip! But it will not be the last time we go!There will be no more " get away weekend with the boys" for Reed. We all had so much fun. I am sure that Susan and myself had the best time. We had a guide who was fun and took great care of us. Because it was so wet and cold, all the bets were that Susan and I would be the first ones in the bunk house and Reed knows how much I hate to be cold so he was a little worried when we were the last to show up. When every other boat was in but us they were sure that something had happened to us! but because of our wonderful guide who had extra rain gear and a heater, we were probably the only ones who stayed dry.
We were able to she Grandpa and Grandma Swallow at their home. It is a really cute place they seem to be very comfortable there.

How do they survive themselves?

All I can say is "Need I say more" And people ask how Kyle got is foot ran over? From what I can tell the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! I don't even want to know why she is under the truck or who took the picture.