Sweet Pot Squash Soup Story and Recipe

Sweet Pot Squash Soup ~ Sweet, Savory, Spiced Just Right ~ This Soup's MmmMmmm Your taste buds are going to love it!  :)

 

As a kid, I never ate squash.  No pumpkin.  No butternut.  No acorn.  Nada.  

My mom never made it. Why would I?  Eventually I'd say, 'Why wouldn't I?'

I think I was scared of the squash.   There were actually several foods that freaked me out when I was younger.  Pumpkins, cheese, cheesecake, ketchup, cool whip, corndogs, spam.  Even white bread, rootbeer sodas, glazed doughnuts, glazed anything ...To this day, the only foods from this list that won my appreciation are ... Real foods... Pumpkins and cheese.  As for the others, I'm proud of my youngster self at recognizing that these things were not quite "real foods".  *I'll give ketchup a chance though.  Okay.  And cheesecake. 

Worlds Best Fennel Bread: Partha Bread

Introducing and Unveiling ~ The first of many ~ Cookin Freely Recipes... The Amazing. The Wonderful. The Flavorful. The Medicinal. The Tasty and Terrific.  The Ultimate Multi-Creative Cookin FreeLy Worlds Best Fennel Bread... Paratha Fennel Bread.

I first discovered this recipe several years ago while learning a little about Ayervedic Cooking.  The cook teaching me this recipe was a generous, cute and masterful Indian monk of sorts.  He had the recipe down and could concoct this recipe with one hand while blindfolded. Plus he would often tell jokes while cooking or rattle off some crazy words of wisdom... such as, "Dis make you go to batroom." He often emphasized moderation and understood the power of medicinal herbs and the power of healthful cooking and eating, as well as the art of cooking.  I might go so far as to say that it is THIS Fennel Bread Paratha Recipe that has since provoked my passion of cooking creatively and healthfully. 

I won't say that I've mastered this recipe yet, but I will say that I adore this Paratha Fennel Bread recipe for so many reasons.  It has stayed with me over the years and it is a prized recipe in my book.

• Hand made / home made.
• Aromatic herbs and spices. (Good for the belly and whole body)
• Tasty 
• Versatile (Can be made for a variety of dishes... traditional indian dishes, pizzas, snack enhancer, etc..)
• Did I say you get to use your hands?!?

 These are the herbs and spices I use: Whole peppercorns, Fennel Seed, Lavender. I also added sesame seeds and cinnamon. You can get creative and make this with just about any herbs and spices that will benefit you or entice you!

*Great for Digestion!! I will tell you, or warn you, as the monk so wisely said before, these herbs and spices are good for you!  Beneficial. Healthful and Medicinal.  Just eat 'em.  But be warned... They might make you...

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