Ingredients

• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 large butternut squash (for easy roasted check Pureed Squash Butternut, Acorn Any Hard Winter Squash!)
• 1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 cups low-fat milk or 2 cups nonfat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, diced
• salt
• sherry wine
• 1 (15 ounce) can pears in light syrup