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I fancied up this Courgette Velouté by adding crispy prosciutto to it. This is really a simple and easy recipe that is certain to impress. Skip ahead to the recipe for Courgette Velouté The weekend after cleaning out the freezer I tackled the fridge in the scullery. This is our daily use fridge but somehow I … Continue reading Courgette Velouté
I was inspired to make a pea velouté after our lunch at La Mouette. This was served with scallops and a black pudding crumb and I really loved the flavour combination. Head straight on to the Recipe For Pea Velouté ♥ I didn't start watching My Kitchen Rules until recently. Dave and I picked up … Continue reading Pea Velouté
A new farmers market has opened close to where we live. To show support we went the first week they were trading. I bought lots of fresh vegetables and made curried cauliflower soup for our lunch. Head straight on to the Recipe For Curried Cauliflower Soup ♥ On our first barge trip Dave and I … Continue reading Recipe For Curried Cauliflower Soup
No Passover meal is complete unless you serve chicken soup with kneidlach. These soup balls are made using matza as leaven ingredients are forbidden during the Pesach week. Part of the flavour comes from using schmaltz and here I have used my vegetarian version. Skip ahead to the recipe for Kneidlach I don't like using … Continue reading Kneidlach | Jewish Soup Dumplings
Chicken soup has been known for decades, if not centuries, as Jewish penicillin. It is the bowl of comfort served up by bobbas (grand mothers) all over the world when we are sick. It has been discovered that chicken bones contain natural antibiotics which is why I would recommend using bone broth when making this … Continue reading Chicken Soup
Chicken And Corn Soup must be one of those recipes where everyone has a version that they make at home. Mine is really simple and not too fancy. But that is what it should be. Skip ahead to the recipe for Chicken And Corn Soup Engaging with people should always be done with consideration. I … Continue reading Chicken And Corn Soup
A lot can be said for the health benefits of bone broth but that is not why I made it. I decided that a decent stock was always a good thing to have in the freezer and if it is good for you then all the better! Skip ahead to the recipe for Bone Broth … Continue reading Bone Broth | Enriched Chicken Stock
I open the mystery box with anticipation, wondering what perishable ingredients have been sent to us? I see a loaf of Blue Ribbon Toaster White Bread, cream, eggs, spring onions, cheese and asparagus. my first thought is to make eggs en cocotte but I quickly change my mind and make asparagus soup with poached egg and … Continue reading Asparagus Soup With Poached Egg
For years all I have wanted is a garden with an abundance of vegetables. This has happened in fits and starts, with no real plan taking place. It is not for lack of wanting, but more about lack of effort. But this year, I have promised myself that 2015 will end with the plan well … Continue reading Sweet Potato Soup
For the past 4 years I have wanted to get another Boxer, but with all the things that have been happening in our lives, the time has never seemed right. I also want to adopt a Boxer as I believe in giving a loving home to a needy dog. We have two Boxer rescue sites … Continue reading Recipe For Carrot Soup
Pea and ham soup is one of my favourites to order at lunch time when we head out of a meal on a cold day. Soup to me is an easy meal, the dish I prepare when I am exhausted, or when we have got home late. Dave and I have a fairly active social … Continue reading Pea And Ham Soup
This cream of leek and cauliflower soup packed a great flavour punch and I adapted it slightly from the original. Cream Of Leek And Cauliflower Soup I do not consider myself an aggressive driver. I am impatient with other drivers (read idiots) on the road but my own driving is cautious. I'm aware of what … Continue reading Cream Of Leek And Cauliflower Soup
Any time I can learn something about myself is a good time! It helps me become more aware of life around me, and how I deal with it. On our recent holiday to France I realized how much of my life is routine and how that affects me. When we are at home, I like … Continue reading Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
I took this humble vegetable and turned it into something special. I made cauliflower soup using truffle oil. Last year I was humbled when I was shown just how many food insecure people have managed to grow their own vegetables. Here I am, blessed beyond belief with a roof over my head and plenty of space … Continue reading Cauliflower Soup
The daring cooks challenge this month was to make a bread soup. I don't have a Spanish recipe book in my house other than one for tapas and so I turned to the internet for some help. It was here that I found this recipe from Dan Lepard. As my blog friend Claire has had … Continue reading Garlic Soup
I have learnt that there is a very clear distinction between food bloggers and food photographers / stylists. For all intents and purposes, I am a food blogger and I concentrate on bringing you, my reader, the very best recipes I possibly can. I cook at night when I get home from work - yes, … Continue reading Bouillabaisse
The moment I got my email for round 2 of Freshly Blogged I knew I was going to make beef dumplings served in broth. I have wanted to make Chinese dumplings for quite some time now, and this challenge presented the perfect opportunity. Dumplings are traditionally served in a broth and given that it is … Continue reading Beef Dumplings Served In Broth
I am obsessed with soup at the moment. It is cold and wet and winter is upon us. I am very lucky to have received the largest Le Creuset casserole as a gift. It is a previously loved slate grey oval dish and at the moment it is sitting on top of my stove full … Continue reading Roasted Courgette Soup
I used crayfish for my tom yum soup. What protein would you add to your version? Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Tom Yum Soup ♥ Many, many years ago I worked in a restaurant in Rivonia, Sandton. After work, all the restaurant workers from a lot of the local places would gather … Continue reading Tom Yum Soup
I am busy reading through my copy of Tom Kitchin's first recipe book and slowly making my way through the recipes. It is a seasonal book, and as I have had it a year I am nearly done with the review. I adapted one of his recipes to make this roasted butternut soup. His calls … Continue reading Roasted Butternut Soup