Pumpkin Soup with Lime-Ginger Cream

This soup will warm your belly as well as your soul:

1/4 C butter

2 C finely chopped onions

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1 1/3 C Milk

 3 cups pumpkin puree

6 C chick or veggie soup stock

salt and pepper to taste

Sauce:  1/4 C lime juice

     1 TBS grated fresh ginger

  1/2 C sour cream

  2 TBS grated lime zest

~ In a large skillet melt butter over med heat.  Add onions and slowly saute until translucent.  Stiur in cayenne and transfer to food processor or blender.  Add milk & pumpkin, process until smooth.  Pour mixture into saucepan and whisk in the soup stock.  Over med-high heat bring soup to a simmer.  Add salt and pepper.

~In a small saucepan over med heat, cook lime juice and grated ginger for 2 mintues.  Starin into a med bowl, discard the ginger and whisk the remaining liquied with sour cream.

~Ladle soup into bowls.  Put the lime-sour cream mixture into a squeeze bottle and decorate by drizzling designs on top.  Sprinkle with lime zest.