This pumpkin bacon soup is comfort in a bowl. It has bacon (I know), cream, Parmesan, and lots of seasonings to keep you warm on those crisp fall evenings. Serve the soup topped with bacon crumbles and roasted pumpkin seeds and a side of warm french bread slathered in butter and you’re set.

My neighbor brings over armfuls of zucchini from her garden right around this time of year, and it's a scramble…