Creamy Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup with Spiced Walnuts {& A KitchenAid Giveaway!}

This Creamy Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup with Spiced Walnuts would be the perfect start to your Thanksgiving dinner or a tasty way to warm up on a chilly fall day...

Is anyone else a little floored that Thanksgiving is just two weeks away? I do have to admit though that I have been planning my Thanksgiving dinner menu now for the past couple of weeks. A couple of years ago, I took over the hosting of the annual Thanksgiving dinner to give my mother a break from the yearly undertaking of roasting a turkey. At first it was just going to be every other year, but I realized how much I loved hosting it and my mama realized just how much she loved being able to sleep in on Thanksgiving morning. ;) So, this will be my third year in a row preparing and hosting the annual family Thanksgiving dinner.
Over the past two years, I have learned a few things about how to host a holiday dinner for family and keep it as stress free as possible. Like keeping the dinner menu itself simple and delicious. For instance, never try out a new recipe for a side dish or dessert the day of Thanksgiving. You may end up a side dish short or without a dessert to serve. ;) Give new recipes a test run at least a few days before the big dinner. Also, have an appetizer recipe planned that you can get out on the table and in guests' hands fairly quickly just in case the turkey is taking a little longer to roast than you had anticipated.
Like this Creamy Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup with Spiced Walnuts. From the chopping of the onion to the ladling into bowls, this perfect for fall comforting soup is ready in just 45 minutes... Read more »