Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

It is fall now and time to do some fall recipes. I decided to make a butternut squash potato soup. I need 1 lbs of cubed butternut squash 1 large sweet potato 2 medium yellow potatos Cook all of them the until tender.  Cook 4 cups of chicken or veggie soup. I was lazy and just used pre-made chicken bullion dissolved in boiling water.  In one of the pots used to cook potatoes, add all the other potatos and the butternut squash and bland with a handmixer until the desired consistency is reached. Add 1/2 cup of  heavy creme. Spice with nutmeg, salt and pepper,  dried coriander, curry and tumeric. Garnish with fresh basil or coriander a slice of garlic bread. -Mahlzeit-          

This weekend is cook weekend. I found a soup cookbook and I am going to cook from it a bit.   2 lbs boston butt cut into bite size pieces 2 lbs of neef stew beef 1/2 stick of margarine small can of tomato paste 1 medium onion coarsely chopped 2 cloves of garlic chopped 2 bay leafes 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1 tsb ground all spice salt and pepper to taste 5 cups of water 4 tsp Knorr Tomato bullion 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes     In a Dutch Oven, melt the margarine. Add all the meat and sear it. Add half of the tomato paste (1 generous tbsp) and stir. Sear a bit more. Add all the remaining ingredients. Bring them to a boil, turn the heat down to simmer and cook till the meat is tender. Serve with potatoes or couscous or noodles or potato dumplings. -Mahlzeit-