Instructions: Heat olive oil in a large, heavy pot. Add onion, squash, ginger and garlic. Cook until onion is tender. Add basil, fennel, turmeric, cloves, cardamom, pepper flakes and lime kaffir leaf. Cook until the seasonings release their fragrances.

Add wine, stock and tomato juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until squash is tender. Add spinach and coconut milk. Cook until spinach has just wilted. Stir in cilantro and salt to taste. Remove lime kaffir leaf.

Serve with millet and banana chutney.

Yield: servings.

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