Alex wrote: >>>I make a soup with vegetable stock as a base, then add winter squash (butternut is my favorite) or pumpkin, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, a bunch of garlic cloves, and carrots. I throw in a couple of chipotles ...<<< Thanks, Alex. This sounds good, savory as opposed to sweet and has all things I Iike. I only recently learned about chipotles and love that smoky heat! MaryAnne had suggested that I puree my can of chipotles en adobo sauce, saying I would find all kinds of uses for it -- and she was so right! Been *chipotling* everything! (except oatmeal ) Tee