Winter-warming borscht
With this very cold weather and rise in Covid, chest infections, coughs and colds, we need to keep our immune systems ticking over. The farmers’ market is full of beetroot […]
Category Archives: Soups
Butternut laksa with crispy chickpeas
This is an absolutely delicious recipe and utterly seasonal – perhaps one of the best laksas ever. I used some chicken stock left over from a roast which made it […]
Lettuce soup
It happens every summer. The lettuce all starts to bolt at once and always just as we are about to go away. Having grown five types of salad lovingly from […]
Spicy butternut soup – a welcome winter warmer
In this cold weather I crave a really warming spicy soup. Not only is this an orange immunity-boosting vegetable but it also has magic ginger; and parsley from the garden. […]
Spicy celeriac and apple soup
A yummy winter soup to warm the cockles of your heart!
Ramen noodle soup with chicken
This is a marvellous way to use up leftover chicken or turkey carcases from Christmas – in fact its good enough to make all year round!. The most important thing […]
Asparagus vichyssoise
More things to do with the lovely asparagus in the market. As it’s been hot, I thought a cold soup would be nice at lunchtime. Adding the asparagus to a […]
Chickpea & chard soup
This is a hearty spring soup for these cooler nights. I used chard from my garden. If you can’t get hold of chard, use spinach, sorrel or another leafy green […]
Sorrel and red lentil soup
I love sorrel and it grows fantastically well in my garden, but it’s quite difficult to know how to cook it. This is delicious store-cupboard recipe for a good lunch-time […]
The benefits of chicken soup (plus garlic and cake!) – it’s official
Thanks Zoe Williams for this vindication of what we all know! And here’s my recipe for chicken soup if you need reminding!
healthy living with cancer 