3 gingered winter squash and root vegetable soup Recipes

unsalted butter, onions, thinly sliced, carrot, medium-diced, parsnip, medium-diced, turnip, medium-diced, parsley roots or 1 cup celery root, medium-diced, celery, finely chopped (inner stalks with leaves), savoy cabbage, thinly sliced, fresh ginger, peeled and minced, fresh thyme leave (more leaves lightly chopped for garnish ), garlic clove, finely chopped, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, coconut milk (do not shake), low sodium chicken broth (more as needed), butternut squash, 1/2-inch-diced (from a 2-lb. squash), bosc pears, peeled, cored , and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 medium firm-ripe pears)

vegetable oil, onion , cut into 1-inch pieces, ground ginger, salt, ground cumin, dry mustard, ground mace, ground cinnamon, black pepper, ground red pepper, cubed peeled butternut squash (about 2 lb), cubed peeled sweet potatoes (about 3/4 lb), sliced parsnip, low sodium chicken broth (5 10-1/2 oz cans), skim milk