Try the spiced apple butternut squash soup! It's thick but not rich.  I didn't really measure the butternut squash but knew I had more than 4 cups.  I added another small apple and doubled the spices and added 2 extra cups of water.  Even my 7.5 month old son loved the soup!  I couldn't shovel it in fast enough, which doesn't happen usually.  It's his first spiced baby food.

I strongly suggest the coop method of cooking.  I couldn't find cardamom at the store and the ground cloves were too expensive for just a "dash" in the soup so Susie and Demian graciously lent me some and in exchange we gave them some soup and in addition, they gave us some stew too!  We're neighbors too so the exchanging and borrowing is very easy. 

Can't wait to try more recipes!