Pumpkin cream

There's nothing like hot, spoonable dishes to warm you up. As the cold is already knocking on our door, Luisa (author of Cooking with my Carmela ) brings us a traditional and very autumnal recipe, how to make pumpkin cream . It's a very easy and quick recipe to prepare, which also comes with some tips to make the creams more attractive. Don't miss them!

When autumn arrives, it is undoubtedly the season for creams at home: they become the stars of our dinners, they are easy to prepare and you can make them the day before.

Many times, kids and not so kids end up getting tired of them, but I have several tricks to keep them from becoming monotonous and to keep them sparkly. One of them is to cut the main vegetable into thin slices , to reserve a few of those slices and set them aside; so, before serving the cream, I grill them and place them as decoration when presenting them on the table.

Another tip I follow to make the cream attractive is that I usually add sunflower seeds, sesame seeds or, why not, chia seeds, which are so fashionable nowadays.

But the option that people usually like the most is to serve it with grated cheese : I always choose Parmesan cheese as it has an intense flavour. Try it, it never fails.

To prepare creams I always use the new Emile Henry cooking pot . I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. You can cook in it and then present it directly on the table because it is so beautiful, and you can use the whisk inside it without fear.

The ceramic pot is a very traditional utensil, which apart from making creams, can be used for all kinds of spoon dishes, soups, stews... or to make a delicious and sweet rice pudding!

But today it's time to prepare pumpkin cream, now I'll tell you how.

Emile Henry ceramic cooking pot , Fleur de Ligne Tokyo Design bowls and Glorious Food wooden board by T&G

Ingredients

• 1 sweet onion
• 40gr of oil
• 2 carrots
• 1 piece of pumpkin (approximately 400g)
• 750gr of water or vegetable broth
• 80gr of Emmental cheese
• Salt and pepper

Preparation

1. In a frying pan, add the oil and heat, add the onions and brown.
2. Meanwhile, we chop the carrots and pumpkin.
3. Once the onion is ready, add it to the ceramic pot along with the carrots and the chopped pumpkin, the vegetable broth and season with salt and pepper.
4. We let them cook for about 25-30 minutes.
5. Let it cool and blend well with a mixer (you can do it in the same pot).
6. The cream is ready to serve! You can serve it in soup bowls, bowls or deep plates . Grate the cheese to taste and you can also add a little cooking cream.