I can’t believe that my blog is 3 years old today. I seem to have come such a long way since I started. When I posted my first recipe it was a very relaxed affair and I even over cooked my soup as I’d left it on the hob whilst on the school run –…
Soups
Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup
As a mum I am always trying to make sure my family gets their 5-a-day of fruit and vegetables and hopefully more. As adults we have no problem eating most fruits and vegetables (ok my husband’s not keen berries because of the seeds) but children can be a bit more picky and difficult to please….
10 Healthy Recipes to get you motivated!
10 Healthy Recipes After the excesses of Christmas there is always much talk of diets, detox and New Year’s resolutions. I’m not really a fan of any of these things especially the term diet. To me diets were invented to sell books, classes etc and the problem with them is that as soon as people…
Courgette Soup
A frugal Courgette Soup, flavoured with garlic, basil and Parmesan cheese – perfect as a starter or light lunch. I was recently asked if I had a Courgette Soup (aka zucchini) recipe on twitter so after flicking through some old recipes of my mother’s I came up with this recipe. Back in the 70’s my…
Carrot & Coriander Soup
Carrot & Coriander Soup Today I decided I wanted to give the family a healthy low fat lunch and spotting a large bag of carrots and some leftover coriander in the fridge it didn’t take me long to decide to make Carrot & Coriander Soup. I’d been out to the dentist and buying last minute…
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup
Yesterday I found myself with a glut of vine tomatoes, peppers and a pack of chorizo. Knowing that I had to go to my son’s school in the evening I decided to make this Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup that I could quickly re-heat. I have tried making a roasted tomato soup before…
Chilled Picante Summer Soup
Chilled Picante Summer Soup I was very excited to be invited to take part in a Virtual Blogger Come Dine With Me organised by Russell Hobbs in which I could use any of their Illumina range of products to make my course. I was allocated the starter and after unpacking all 5 of my new…
Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup
Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup is so delicious and far better than what you can get in a can! I came up with my Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup after my husband had a yearning for a tin of Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup but the cupboard was bare. Within 20 or so…
Lentil & Ham Soup
Lentil & Ham Soup Today I’m sharing with you my Lentil & Ham Soup! I hope you had a really good Christmas and managed to stay dry and well! My part of the world was struck by all the flooding which caused many roads to be closed and meant that my husband had to take…
Quick Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg
I had been meaning to post my Quick Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg recipe for a long time. I used to make it all the time and then just fell out of the habit. Today I noticed a lonely jar of Tom Yum Soup Paste at the back of the cupboard and remembered I had…
