In comes the holiday season, in comes a reminder that you still haven’t achieved your goals of becoming a woman who whisks. With this simple yet sophisticated recipe from Jesse Bloom, Head Chef and Owner of local catering company Ecstatic Cuisine you can at least pretend to be the woman you promised yourself you’d be…

Coconut Butternut Squash Soup with Mango

1 Large Butternut Squash(about 4lbs), halved and seeded

1 Can coconut milk

3-4 cups vegetable or or water

½ cup butter or canola oil

2 T Coconut Oil

1 Large Carrot, rough chopped

1 Large Onion, rough chopped

1 Small mango (or ½ of a large one), peeled and chopped

5 Cloves garlic, whole

2 T fresh ginger, minced

1-2 T garam masala

1 T Amchur powder(sour mango powder, can be found at Indian Grocery)

6 Sprigs of fresh cilantro

2 t sea salt

Add a pinch of pepper to taste

See cooking instructions.

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