A Story from the Stove
When I first began cooking in earnest with the frequency of food, I was given a teaching dream.
I dreamt I was alone in my paternal grandmother’s kitchen, standing at her old stove making pumpkin soup. My heart was heavy; I was lonely for her. Suddenly, the stove gave way and opened like a doorway, stone steps leading down, down, down into a welcoming darkness.
I knew from that dream that pumpkin was a way to connect with my grandmother Peterson — a bridge to ancestral knowledge. This recipe is a love note to her, and a way for anyone to reach toward someone they love: to travel back through the family tree and make new connections with those who came before.
The Recipe
Ingredients
About 2 Tbsp avocado oil
1 white onion — chopped
2 celery stalks — chopped
2 carrots — peeled and chopped
2–3 large garlic cloves — minced
About 4 cups pumpkin purée (≈ 8 oz per cup; 1 15-oz can ≈ slightly under 2 cups)
1 sweet potato — peeled and cubed
1 apple — peeled, cored and cubed (choose from the frequencies below)
4 cups vegetable stock
2 tsp fresh ginger — minced
½ tsp nutmeg — ground
Large pinch red chili flakes
½ tsp rosemary — ground
½ tsp sea salt (to taste)
¼ tsp black pepper (to taste)
Actions
- Heat the avocado oil in a heavy stockpot over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until softened — about 5 minutes.
- Add pumpkin, sweet potato, apple, and stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
- Add ginger, spices, salt, and pepper. Cover and cook until the sweet potato is very soft — about 20 minutes.
- Blend until smooth. Warm as needed and garnish with chives.
🌟 Stars of the Dish
Hidden Rose Apple — Opens conduits to other dimensions, grounding universal knowledge through the heart.
Cosmic Crisp Apple — Sharpens and refines conscious awareness.
Nutmeg — Supports dreaming and visualization.
Rosemary — For remembrance; brightens awareness of who you are and where you come from.
Chives — Quiets the mind, inviting new insight.
Sweet Potato — Clears unnecessary thought, bringing stillness and deep adjustment.
Pumpkin — Connects you to the spiritual echo of past lives — your own, your ancestors’, and the universal wellspring of all who came before.
🍎 Fortifying the Body
Apples — Support the heart and brain through soluble fiber and quercetin.
Nutmeg — Aids digestion and soothes the gut.
Rosemary — Nourishes the liver and metabolism.
Chives — Support memory and cognitive function.
Sweet Potato — Rich in beta-carotene and vitamin A for healthy vision.
Did You Know?
Sweet potatoes aren’t actually potatoes but sweet roots from the morning-glory family.
Native Americans grew them when Columbus arrived; Peruvians cultivated them as early as 750 B.C.
The Covington variety (pink skin, orange flesh) carries my family name and a bit of delight every time I use it.
Pumpkin — Its vivid orange hue signals abundant beta-carotene, a potent antioxidant that protects cells and supports immune health.
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Narrative
This dish soothes and supports the heart and spirit when you are missing a loved one, allowing you to connect with them, reminisce, and share sweet memories. It also opens the subtle lines of communication, helping you learn from those who have gone before — whether that shows up as dreams, sudden knowings, or being guided to the right people and places.
After taking in this soup, try asking direct questions and then sit in meditation, allowing your mind and soul to receive direct answers. You are not alone.
You Might Serve This Dish
You might serve this dish before traveling to ancestral homelands or visiting the cities and landscapes of your lineage — to awaken the latent gifts that live within you and have been passed down through your family line.
It is also deeply helpful when working with generational discord — allowing you to understand, come to clarity, and gently heal inherited patterns, so that love and wisdom can move more freely through your roots.
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© 2025 Candice Covington. All rights reserved.
“Recipe Narrative” and “You Might Serve This Dish” are signature elements of Candice Covington’s Vibrational Nutrition and Frequency for Health frameworks, uniting food, energy, and story.
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