My book club is tackling the classics this year. The first book we read was Charles Dicken’s Oliver. Remember the part when Oliver asked, “Please sir, I want some more”? My book club spent a lot of time analyzing that scene. What drove Oliver to risk so much for more? We decided it was probably because roasted pumpkin and black bean soup was on the lunch menu that day. Oliver was clearly overwhelmed by the hearty and meaty black beans. He was unable to resist the sweet flavors of the roasted pumpkin that had been pureed into a thick, creamy broth. The light touch of coconut milk added at the end probably made him lose his senses. So he got up from his table and asked for more. The book club members furthered our discussion by asking – had Oliver known that his request would cause such an uproar, eventually leading to his banishment from the workhouse, would he still have asked for more? Obviously, yes. Oh, and before you ask, unfortunately there is no more room in our book club. And yes, the book club members are Soupermom and me.

Ingredients (in no particular order): black beans, roasted pumpkin and squash, coconut milk, cumin, cilantro, lime zest and juice, salt, pepper, homemade vegetable stock goodness

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