Pumpkin Soup

2 tbls. oil
1 large onion chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tbls. minced ginger
1 tbls. sugar
cook in oil until vegetables are tender then add:
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. turmeric
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Add:
2 peeled and cubed potatoes or yams
4 cups of peeled and cubed pumpkin
6 cups of basic vegetable stock(canned is fine)
bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer partially covered for 20 minutes
puree half of the soup in a blender then add back to pan
mmmm......mmmm
There's nothing better on a cool fall day than homemade pumpkin soup