Serving Up Autumn Pink Saturday - November 10, 2012

 

 

Happy Pink Saturday !

 

 

Today our theme is

 

 

Serving Up Autumn.

 

You are welcome to share your

 

Autumn Treats and/or Pink.

 

 

Today I am Serving Up Autumn

 

with my

 

 

Pumpkin Soup.

 

 

 

Two shallots

Two pounds ground Italian sausage

One 32 ounce box chicken broth

Two 16 ounce cans pureed pumpkin

One pound sliced fresh mushrooms, sauteed

Two 14.5 ounce cans diced potatoes

One quart heavy cream (or half and half if you prefer)

 

Finely chop two shallots and cook in two tablespoons olive oil until translucent.  Add in two pounds ground Italian sausage and brown.  Stir in two cans pureed pumpkin and two cans diced potatoes.  Add 32 ounce box of chicken broth, one pound sliced mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste.  Cook on low about 45 minutes to meld flavors.  Stir in one quart of heavy cream prior to serving.

Note: I always end up adding in a bit more chicken broth to get a consistency I like.  And, I also like adding just a bit of grated nutmeg.

 

 

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Welcome to Pink Saturday.  

  Please join us in the fun by linking your Pink Saturday post permalink

using the linking tool provided at the bottom of this post.

 

It's time for each and every one of you to

share your pink.

Linking begins at 3 p.m. EST every Friday and continues through midnight Sunday night.

So, show us your Pink by linking your pink post permalink.

And please remember to include a link back to my blog

within your post so that your visitors will be able to visit here.

 

Please take the time to visit other participants.

Leave a comment so they will know you stopped by to visit.

Pink Saturday is about having fun!

It gives us a chance to meet others in the blogging community.

I promise it is worth the effort.

You will not only see lots of pink,

you will meet incredibly nice and talented people.

 

I want to thank each of you that link,

and a very special thank you to those

that take the time to leave me a comment.

It is you that make Pink Saturday special.

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Reminder

We have a weekly challenge for you to visit the blog of at least one

participant that you have never visited. Then next Saturday

include that blog and a link in your post.

Quite a few of you have been done this challenge,

and have met some great Pink Saturday participants.

Thank you for sharing with us.

   

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Pink Saturday Featured Blog

 

  Jill at Bella Rosa Antiques 

 

Hello! My name is Jill, otherwise known on my blog as Jillian.  I’d like to thank Beverly for featuring me this weekend on Pink Saturday.

What a treat to be highlighted with so many other amazing gals. You will often see me referring to us as “Pinkies.”

I have been a participant since the first year I do believe and have loved the color pink since my early years as a ballet dancer.

 

My blog is connected to my online shop, Bella Rosa Antiques.  Link:

http://www.bellarosaantiques.com

I’ve been selling since 1999, even while I was working in local television as a producer.

I’ve been married for eight years to my sweet hubby who also loves antiques.  We love going to look for them.

He is the hunter and I am the gatherer, so to speak.
Most of the items in my shop are my finds although he likes to brag when something sells that he found!

What will you find in my store? Anything  from Victorian china to French hankies to antique books and ephemera,  but each week is always unique.

 

My blog posts are not always about vintage finds, however.

This week I’m sharing how my sweet four year old and I built a teddy bear. Can you guess what color she was?

Link: http://www.bellarosaantiques.blogspot.com

 

Have a blessed Pink Saturday!

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Please e-mail me if you are

interested in being the featured

blog at a future date.

I'm trying to schedule

featured blogs through

the end of this year.

Let me know if you would

like to schedule a date.

 

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Most Clicks on Pink Saturday, November 3.

 Connie at Living Beautifully

Last weekend Connie's post was the one most viewed via

Pink Saturday at How Sweet The Sound.

 

Connie is a long time "pinkie",

and she always has gorgeous eye candy to share.

You're going to love Connie.♥

 

You can visit her post from last week here.

Congratulations, Connie.

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Which one caught my eye?

Every week after the close of Pink Saturday,

I scroll through all the thumbnail links

to see which is the first one to catch my eye.

Wow!  There were some great thumbnails last week.

This is the first one that caught my eye.

 

Can you believe

I've never had a candy apple?

Oh wow!  Just look at that photo.

It made me want one - now.

Did you see this post by

Patricia at Butter Yum?

Follow the above link in case you missed Patricia's post.

   

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Thank you to each and every one of you

for making Pink Saturday special.

 

♥♥♥

Comments

[Eileen]

Your pumpkin soup looks wonderful! I hope you're having a lovely autumn. Happy Pink Saturday!

[LL]

Beverly, Your soup looks wonderful. Thx for sharing the recipe. I do hope you indulge yourself and have a candy apple. You won't be sorry. Besides you deserve a break today!!

HPS

MLL

[Nancy]

Your pumpkin soup sounds delicious, Beverly. I'll have to reread the recipe but I didn't see any gluten in it. I love seeing LaVerne's book - the first book that had everyones pages. It was gorgeous. Have I mentioned how much I loved doing this. Okay maybe 10 other times but really, really loved it! xoxo Nancy

[Lynn@thevintagenest]

Wow! that candy apple photo is amazing! and I love Jill's red hair...she's so cute! Thank you Beverly for hosting as always. I am thrilled to be here today. No pink but I did serve up some Autumn. I am working on the most gorgeous pink Christmas stocking right this minute. Can't wait to share it on PS. Have a wonderful weekend my friend. xoxo

[Kay Ellen]

Happy Pink Saturday! Finally cooled down some in So Cal~~~ so I baked last night! yippee!
Wish you lived closer I would bring you some of my pumpkin muffins...

Recipe is on my blog post
:)

xo
Kay Ellen

[Connie]

WOW!!!! I had no idea, sugar. I'm thrilled but I'm always thrilled to have been a part of PS since almost the beginning. I love it and it's my favorite linky party.
xoxo,
Connie

[Kitty]

Ooh Beverly does that soup ever sound fabulous! I love that there's sausage in it. Thanks for hosting and happy PS!

[LaVoice]

Since I do not cook much anymore, I would really enjoy some of your homemade soup. I cannot believe you never had a candy apple. That was the only reason I wanted to go to the fair in my young days. I have not had one in a long time tho.

[Sarah]

Beverly, the soup sounds so good. Wish I had some for this evening..........Thanks for hosting each week...........Sarah

[Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti]

I love pumpkin in any form, Beverly, and it is quite nice served as a soup. I can't eat candy apples any more --my teeth would protest too much ...lol!
Happyb Autumn and Pink saturday!

Hugs,

Pat

[FABBY]

I love soups and this one looks sooo good! Thank you for the recipe. Lovely feature this week. Thank you for hosting yet, another fabulous PINK SATURDAY! Have a great weekend.
FABBY

[FABBY]

Oh, I meant to post on my thumbnail my pink tea station..anyway, there's lots of Pink!
FABBY

[SwedishCornerDownUnder... Pernilla]

Thanks for hosting, Beverly! Happy Pink Saturday :)
Greetings from a grey and rainy Australia ~Pernilla

[karenharveycox]

Hi Bev,

Well Hurricane Sandy blew the leaves off the trees, but I found some photos to share for Autumn.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend. Happy Fall.

Karen

[Two Cottages and Tea]

Thank you for the pumpkin soup recipe, I will be trying it soon! Thank you for hosting your fun party and have a good weekend!
Nancy

[dana]

Seriously? You've never had a candy apple? Wow. . .you need to fix that and eat one this weekend. . .before fall runs out! :) Oh my, your pumpkin soup sounds (and looks) amazing!!! Yumminess!

I love Jillian. . .she's such a great and sweet blogger. So happy to see her as the featured blogger this weekend!

Wow. . what a great holiday sale and fun at a huge antique mall. . . but all the good times just wore me out!!! :)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and a very Happy Pink Saturday!

L, dana

[Anne]

Your pumpkin soup sounds yummy! I had a bowl at a restaurant a couple weeks ago. It is a nice change! Thank you for hosting and for sharing!

Please pray for Nick. He and his team run in the Nat'l Championship XC race tomorrow at Mt. Vernon, IL. He is having fun and seeing soem sights but his knees were giving him trouble so please pray he runs well as well as his team and his knees hold up and he can run a good solid race!

Thank you

[Mrs. Sarah Coller]

Hi Beverly! I've never had a candied apple either! I always love carmel ones though! Blessings on your weekend...hope it's a lovely one!

HaPpY pInK sAtUrDaY!
Mrs. Sarah Coller

[MY SHABBY FRENCH LIFE]

Love so much you pink party ! Pink is MY colour. thank you so much for hosting my French home.
xoxo from a smoggy PARIS
Joëlle

[The Rosegarden in Malevik]

Hi Beverly
Lovley Pink Party :)
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WELCOME
Håkan ( The Roseman)

[Ineke]

Even Andy Warhol did love PINK.

[Katherine]

so many wonderful pinks!!! happy to link up this week xoxo

[Kaye Swain]

What a fun visit for Pink Saturday. I really enjoyed the delightful pink things and the fun gifts. Have a lovely week in autumn! :)

[jeanne, backyard neighbor]

Good morning Beverly. Would you believe we just got up about 30 minutes ago? The cold weather and an electric blanket feels soooooo good these days. Since Cheri' has a heated doggie bed we turn the heat way down each night. Life is good.

I will attest to the taste of this delicious pumpkin soup. Since I had this great soup at your house, I came home and made it. Yum. Bill loves it too. I just made a huge pot of mystic vegetable chicken soup. I didn't have a recipe (except in my head,) leftovers and frozen veggies with chicken broth was the start. Then LOTS of additional ingredients from my cupboard. Mmmmmmm, it was so good.

If you are at your computer, give me a call.
Love you bunches,
Jeanne

[Sara Chapman in Seattle USA]

Oh so yummy, Beverly, but oh so fattening. Let's make candy apples together!

[Sara Chapman in Seattle USA]

I meant the SOUP was fattening. The apples are a health food, even with the coating, in my opinion.

[Michele]

Thank you for hosting y our wonderful Pink SAturday party, Bev!

I had to forego autumn today though, I needed some girlie girlie pinky flowery pretties in the worst way, haha!

Love your recipe, thank you so sharing, may have to make that for my fall tea coming up.

Have the best weekend!!

[marcia]

Hi Beverly! So good to post with you again this week.That soup recipe looks so good, especially since I have a cold and feel a bit under the weather. I am sharing my tee-pee I made for my granddaughter this week. I think it turned out so cute! Wish I would have had one when I was a kid, I loved to make forts when I was little so this is really fun for me to do for her! Have a great weekend! And thanks so much for hosting as usual, Marcia in Cali

[Linda]

Happy Pink Saturday Beverly, I happy to be joining in again this week. Sandy took out our electric for a few days but that was the worst for us nothing compared to the damages others experienced. Your pumpkin soup looks yummy. Have a great weekend. Joyous Wishes, Linda

[Nann]

Beverly...its great to be back. And I love all the wonderful links this week. I want to visit so many. Thanks for always hosting such a fun link party. Nann

[Olivia Parazine]

Beverly!! Thank you so much for hosting! Love your pretty pictures!!
xo
Olivia

[Jillian]

Hi Beverly, thanks so much for the feature this week! Much appreciated. And also thank you for the kind words you left on my blog! It has been a great pleasure to have "met" you and all of the other "PINKIES!"

I have saved your pumpkin soup recipe in my computer. . . let's hope I can do it justice. :0)

Have a wonderful week.

Jillian