Yesterday was the coldest day of the season thus far (a whopping 2 degrees celsius), so what better way to celebrate than with some Autumn fun! Our friends, Dave & Lisa, came over for the evening. We indulged in some amazing Sweet Potato soup that Derek made (recipe courtesy of Michelle Hand), Halloween candy and mulled wine. But more importantly, we carved pumpkins! Though we didn’t get to go to a pumpkin patch and hand pick our pumpkins (quite the opposite – they were delivered in our bi-monthly grocery order) we still had our share of pumpkin fun.
[Click here for the sweet potato soup recipe]
Dave & Derek scoopin out the guts!
The buddies
Derek, Dave & Lisa concetrating hard on their masterpieces
And she said she wasn’t good at this….perfect!
with my ‘cute ghost’
And the finished products!
From L-R: Lisa’s jack-o-lantern, Katie’s ghost, Derek’s Tottenham Hotspur & Dave’s 007
October 28, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Such fun!! I still remember carving pumkins at your first Vancouver place when we had only just met you! You or Michele will have to share the sweet potato soup recipe … I LOVE sweet potatoes!
October 28, 2008 at 1:45 pm
That first pumpkin carving WAS very fun! Oh, the days. I’m glad you are enjoying the recipe! It was actually Robert’s discovery at one of the AAR/SBL conferences years back. We tried to duplicate his find at home! We’ve thought about adding apples to it…yum.
October 28, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Derek – that is a fairly good effot at the Spurs badge- well done!
October 28, 2008 at 4:25 pm
To all interested…I have added a link to the aforementioned recipe near the beginning of the post.
November 3, 2008 at 2:50 am
Those glowing pumpkins are fabulous!