A Piping-Hot Pot of Pumpkin

Take the chill out of the air by whipping up a pot of Organic Pumpkin Miso Soup. (Recipe follows at end of article.) If your pots have seen better days, buy a colorful new Le Creuset Soup Pot , available in blue, red, satin black, kiwi, dune and flame. Made from enameled cast iron, it holds 2 to 6 quarts of soup and is dishwasher-safe. France-based Le Creuset, which has manufactured fine cookware for 80 years, even offers a 101-year warranty.

Delight your kids by serving your organic soup in a "witch's cauldron" (translation: the Emile Henry White Lion's Head Soup Tureen with Lid ). Available in white or cobalt blue, it's made of the finest pure clay and glazed to a glistening finish. Safe in the microwave, oven and dishwasher, it holds 4 quarts of soup. No lead or cadmium is used in the manufacturing process.

For more recipes -- from Pumpkin Pizza with Gorgonzola Cheese to Pumpkin Sage Risotto -- check out the just-released Pumpkin: A Super Food for All 12 Months of the Year .

The Halloween Table

Complement your natural food menu with organic flowers that will put everyone in just the right holiday mood. Order a dozen vibrant Orange Bliss Roses , known for their unique color and large heads. They're Veriflora-certified, which means growers follow agricultural practices that match your commitment to organic living.

Need help in carving your pumpkin? The Pumpkin Carving Book and Kit offers step-by-step patterns for pumpkin cats, bats, witches and ghouls, among other designs. The kit, which is perfect for beginners, also includes a carving tool, scoop, flashing pumpkin light and batteries. If you're an advanced artist, you'll enjoy Extreme Pumpkin Carving: 20 Amazing Designs from Frightful to Fabulous , which definitely lives up to its name. You'll find step-by-step instructions for carving incredibly detailed three-dimensional faces and landscapes.

After you've created your pumpkin centerpiece, insert Festive Luminaries for a supernatural glow. These hardy candles will hold up both indoors and outdoors -- even against 30-mph winds, rain and snow.

And before you tuck in the kids for the night, be sure to read them It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! - the companion book to the TV special that first aired in the '60s. You can also purchase your own copy of this cartoon classic on DVD . It's fun to watch any time of year.

Happy Halloween from OrganicAuthority.com!

Organic Pumpkin Miso Soup

Recipe courtesy of the Samovar Tea Lounge

Serves 2 to 4

Ingredients

2" square kombu seaweed stalk
2 cups spring water
1 6" to 10" organic parsnip, cut into ½" cubes
1 6" to 10" Japanese sweet potato, cut into ½" cubes
3 cups organic pumpkin puree (Canned is fine. Fresh is better, but more work. Recipe for Samovar's pumpkin puree follows at end of main recipe.)
4 heaping tablespoons organic red-bean miso
2 tablespoons fresh organic parsley

Directions

1. Add 2" squar...