FALL RECIPES TO WARM YOU UP

PUMPKIN SOUP

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 15oz can pure pumpkin puree

3 cups vegetable broth

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 small onion, chopped

1 tbsp brown sugar

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Salt

Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion and sauté for 4 minutes until browned. Stir in pumpkin puree, broth, spices, sugar, and a dash of salt. Bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cream.

Serves 4.

MASHED POTATOES

Easy to make mashed potatoes warm the body no matter where you are - from the backyard to the backcountry.

Ingredients:

2 cups instant mashed potatoes

1 cup cheddar soup mix

1 tbsp dehydrated chopped onion

1/2 tsp garlic powder

2 cups water

1/4 cup bacon bits

Boil water in a cooking pot, remove from heat. Stir in potatoes, onions, soup mix, garlic powder. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Split potatoes into two bowls and top with bacon bits.

Serves 2.

APPLE DUTCH OVEN BAKE

When it comes to fall flavors in a dessert, this dutch oven cobbler couldn't be easier.

Ingredients:

3 20oz cans Apple Pie Filling (with a pull top)

1 Box Spice Cake Mix

1 stick of butter

Cinnamon in a Spice Missile

Light 20 coals or briquettes for use with your dutch oven. While the coals heat, scoop the pie filling into the bottom of the oven and spread out evenly. Add the box of cake mix in a layer on top of the apples, do not mix. Slice butter into pats and place pats on top of cake mix. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and place lid over the oven. Arrange 7 coals in a flat surface and place oven over top, then place the remaining 13 coals on the lid of the oven. Sit back and relax for approximately one hour - once the cake is cooked through and you smell apples, it's ready to eat!

Serves 6-8.