Sweet and Spicy

I stumbled across this wonderful blog post.  The recipe peaked my interest and seemed like a perfect winter meal, so I decided I had to try it.

Did you know the easiest way to peel ginger root is by using a spoon? True story. It's the perfect tool to get into all the hard to reach areas. The outer layer of the ginger is easily removed this way.

The carrot,-ginger puree turned out okay - I think I might have used too much ginger. It was quite spicy, but very warming. I really wanted to try making the goat cheese drop biscuits that Tracie suggested, but decided to make roasted broccoli and homemade pizza so my child would have something to eat. I knew the soup would be too spicy for his liking.

My husband used some of the extra puree the following night as a sauce for these roasted beets topped with celery root.

Amazingly, I still had a bit it puree left over and wasn't sure what to do with it. I decided to add the rest to muffins. Even though the soup was savory and spicy, the muffins turned out great. With a sweet, carrot cake flavor. Even my son approved of them. I loved that this recipe served us for so many meals and added its own element to each dish.