Soup

Thai-spiced roast pumpkin soup

November 3, 2010

 My hometown of Port Elizabeth has many great characteristics.  It has great people who are friendly and welcoming.  It has miles of pristine beaches.  It has all the amenities of a big city while still being a comfortably manageable size. But what it doesn't have is four noticeable seasons. Obviously, there is summer – a [...]

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Joumou soup – a recipe from Haiti

March 1, 2010

**H2Ope for Haiti update** I hope that you have all heard by now that the deadline for entering the H2Ope for Haiti charity raffle has been extended until midnight GMT on Sunday 7 March. The event is raising money for Concern Worldwide, a well-established charity that was already operating in Haiti at the time of the January 12th [...]

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Leek & potato soup: creamy-dreamy & easy-peasy

March 23, 2009

I understand why people use convenience foods, I really do.  More than once I’ve grabbed a ready-to-heat curry or a pack of chicken Kievs in the supermarket on a cold Friday night at the end of a long week, when I feel as if I will lose the will to live if I have to go home [...]

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I’m back – with roasted cauliflower and chorizo soup!

March 11, 2009

Well, I’m back! And here’s a brief scorecard as a teaser for a longer post on our glorious skiing holiday: Planes missed – none Bags lost by airline – one (not mine – phew! And they did later find it.) Evenings spent sipping champagne in the hot tub – 6 Ski school classes completed – [...]

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Ronel’s roasted pepper and red lentil soup

November 10, 2008

The saga continues. Remember back in the summer we had issues with our gas supply?  Three different companies (the meter installers, the gas suppliers and the boiler fixers) all had to come on separate visits to tut-tut, shake heads and say noooo, there is a gas leak and I'm afraid we have to leave your [...]

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Celeriac soup shots with crispy bacon

November 7, 2008

  I'm afraid it's going to be short & sweet tonight, folks.  I've spent the evening wrestling with our old washing machine, trying to disconnect it ahead of the new one being delivered tomorrow morning, and failing miserably.  I have no tools and no clue – and no husband as Nick is inconveniently still away…  [...]

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Runner bean soup

August 31, 2008

This just in:  London experiences a whole day of summer over the weekend!  A whole day! I will freely admit that I was almost hyperventilating with excitement when the sun broke through the clouds yesterday and within minutes I was out there in the garden in the company of my bikini and a book.  There’s [...]

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