Curried Pumpkin Soup As usual we had a pumpkin on the doorstep this Halloween and whereas years ago I never thought to do anything with the scraped out flesh, these days I am very aware of food waste! Last year’s pumpkin was turned into my mother in law’s 80th birthday Pumpkin Fruit Cake but this…
Soups
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 what to make. I’d been out to the dentist and buying last minute school stationery with…
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup Yesterday I found myself with a glut of vine tomatoes, peppers and a pack of chorizo and 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…
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
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 minutes we were eating my home-made version and as nice as Heinz is you can’t beat freshly made soup for…
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 this recipe for a long time as I used to make it so often 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 a few mushrooms that needed using…
Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup
I made this soup just before Christmas as I’d made a glazed gammon joint and therefore had lovely gammon stock and vegetables left over from it. I was also very aware that like most Brits I’d over bought on the sprout front and had a bag I needed to use up before the big day!…
Tomato, Carrot and Dill Soup
Many moons ago I worked for a few months in a catering firm that was also a delicatessen. One of the soups we made was Tomato, Carrot and Dill and it is the only flavour I can remember as it was my favourite. More than 2 decades have passed by and I decided it was…
Carrot and Parsley Soup
Finding myself with a glut of carrots and parsley I decided that the two must amalgamate in the form of a soup. Parsley is bursting with vitamins and minerals and is particularly beneficial for healthy skin and hair. My chief taste tester (my husband) came back for another bowl full at lunch today and said…
