Yummy Pumpkin Soup

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Dear Cully & Sully-From the day my father asked me to make sardines on toast for tea,when I was a young girl (and I did this with great finesse!) I knew I was in love with food. I cook every day but wish I could learn to do things better, have more food knowledge and make this passion for food and all things culinary, part of my working life. I grew up helping mum make Darina's recipesand am now cooking from Rachels's-so to think that I could train in Ballymaloe would be a dream come true!!

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Yummy Pumpkin Soup. The soup I have in the picture is made using 1 small pumpkin seeds discarded and flesh scooped out, 1/2 spanish onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 1/2 cored aples, 2 pints of chicken stock, 2 teaspoons of mild curry powder, salt and pepper and 3 tablespoons of cream and some chopped fresh chives to finish. Sweat the chopped onion and garlic in butter, add the curry powder, the pumpkin flesh, apple and stock. Simmer for 15 mins, blend, sieve, season and serve! Yummy!