Roast butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup
This isn’t a quick dish like my normal Monday-Friday dishes. It takes a little time as I like to roast the butternut squash. Roasting intensifies the flavour and leaves a beautiful sweet syrup on the...
View ArticleWahey!! Photo of the week on the Guardian Food Blog – Word of Mouth
Eatlikeagirl’s Roast butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup was chosen as photo of the week on the Guardians Food Blog – Word of Mouth. :-) The post Wahey!! Photo of the week on the Guardian Food...
View ArticleCourgette & Sweetcorn Soup
I haven’t been feeling very well recently so haven’t been cooking. Today I started again with something very gentle, almost medicinal, a really tasty courgette and sweetcorn soup. Both main ingredients...
View ArticleButter bean, red lentil & rosemary soup
Another quick lunch was required and I fancied some wholesome soup. I wanted something healthy so lentils and beans sounded good. I had also recently pilfered some rosemary from a friends garden so...
View ArticleCarrot, Coriander & Lemon Soup
Summer is here! At long last! Sun, sandals, walks along the South Bank, maybe even some picnics. And last night a bright summery soup. This soup is so bright and cheerful, a twist on my usual carrot...
View ArticleSomething Halloween-y – Pumpkin, Celeriac & Chilli Soup
Happy Halloween! I love festive occasions, any excuse for a bit of fun and a party. Halloween was one of my favourites as a child. We were always on mid term break and so had ample time to fashion...
View ArticleOnion & Thyme Leaf Soup
The Ballymaloe Cookery Course is a fantastic book containing 1175 recipes, 370 variations and more than 100 basic skills from staple recipes that are quick and easy, to master recipes with twists to...
View ArticleSalsify & Roast Garlic Soup
Salsify is a most underrated vegetable. It’s ugly, and it’s awkward. It’s like a stroppy teenager that refuses to wash. It’s not much fun to prep and goes off colour really easily. Dark brown and...
View ArticleA Recipe: Gammon & Cabbage Soup
I am not much in the mind for cooking, that is new, and possibly a bit worrying. I cook so much now for others, with a full day of prep, followed by 2 days at the market, and two 16 hour days in a row...
View ArticleVideo: Making Fiddlehead Soup & Pickling Fiddleheads (Canning) in New...
So, we picked the fiddleheads and washed them (as per the video in my last post). We then brought them back to O’Donnells Cottages and made a delicious fiddlehead soup for lunch. We preserved some of...
View ArticleRecipe: Spritely Halloween Pumpkin Soup with Lemongrass, Chilli & Ginger
Pumpkins are not just for Jack O’ Lanterns or pumpkin pie. No sir! Pumpkins are utterly delicious. You may remember my recent pumpkin & pecan mash on this blog. This time I have turned the humble –...
View ArticleRecipe: Borlotti Bean & Broken Pasta Soup
Whenever I travel, it’s inevitable that I bring back random ingredients to play with when I get home. My cupboards are rammed with randomness, so much so that I nearly knocked myself out when something...
View ArticleEvening Standard Column: Lentil Soup with Harissa Croutons
I love proper bread, bread that has been allowed to develop properly and not been rushed through a commercial process. I think sourdough is my favourite. How I really love bread is not in a slice or in...
View ArticleRecipe: Chicken Broth with Prawn and Chorizo Meatballs and Herbs
When I am in London, my time is pretty packed. Catching up on meetings, working, organising everything (I need a PA!). My weekend are precious and often work filled. When I can, I will snatch a...
View ArticleRecipe: Prawn Tom Yum Kung (a vibrant and delicious Thai soup)
I have returned to London for a short stretch, and minutes off the plane it seems, I have contracted the brutal head and chest cold that has been taking London down. I was doing so well, I have not had...
View ArticleFor What Ails You: Aromatic & Hot Chicken Soup Powerhouse [Recipe]
So, I told you all about my curry eggs cold smasher the other day. Yes, it is a cracker, but it didn’t smash my cold quite as quickly as I wanted to. So, there was nothing for it, I had to call in the...
View ArticleRice Soup with Chorizo, Pumpkin, Kale & a Poached Egg
I don’t like telling you what to do, but on this occasion, I must. It is almost the weekend, and it is very much Autumn, so what I need you to do, is to go out and buy a couple of raw chicken carcasses...
View ArticleRecipe: Potato and Leek Soup with Bacon and Kale
I have quite a few Christmas recipes up my sleeve, but lets take a break from the chocolate, the alcohol and the spice, and think about a comfortable Christmas lunch for the days before and after the...
View ArticleCooking in Sabah: Two Healthy Sea Gypsy Recipes (Fish Soup & a Fish Salad)
Visiting Sabah, I was excited as always about the food and the peculiarities that would be offered by the region and the local cooking. Sabah is tucked away in Borneo, caressing the sea, but it has a...
View ArticleRecipe: Passatelli in Brodo (AKA Parmesan Noodles in Wonderful Chicken Broth)
My first taste of this dish in Emilia Romagna awoke a hunger in me that I didn’t know I had. A new desire was immediately satisfied. Spoonfuls of broth, some gorgeous textured parmesan noodles, and...
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