Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Hearty Soup

Recipe-Winter Warmer - Vegan, Vegetarian, Diabetic Friendly, Heart Friendly- Spiced Red Lentil and Roast Pumpkin Soup

This lovely velvety, thick soup is a real tummy warmer on a cold day. Healthy, fragrant, delicious. Warms you all over. Delicious with a crusty sour dough bread.  Hope you enjoy it.

Recipe: Winter Warmer - Vegan/Vegetarian, Healthy Heart, Soul Warming Food, Pumpkin,Carrot & Ginger Soup

It turned at bit cool the other day and my thoughts on food went straight to home made soups! I love the variety of hearty soups you can easily make at home and enjoy with family or friends.  This one I designed from a basic favourite Pumpkin Soup recipe  and added a twist to it.   Pumpkin, Carrot and Ginger Soup. While I was in the thought mode for soup, I thought up a couple of variations as well. Not necessarily Vegan or Vegetarian, but not everyone needs them to be. So a bit of this and a bit of that, you choose which one you like. Enjoy!!!

Recipe - Winter Warmer - Chicken Soup

This is the soup I turn to when the dreaded winter "lurgies" attack. Colds, flu etc. This soup is both heart warming, tummy pleasing and tastes great. It's also wonderful to share a bowl with friends on a cold winter night with crusty bread in front of a fire, with a good movie! So here goes, my "Cure All" Chicken Soup. 4 large chicken thighs, 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger, 4 cloves finely chopped garlic, 1 large red onion finely diced , 1/2 a chilli seeds removed (optional)  Place all these in a frying pan that has about 1 tablespoon of good oil in it. Gently fry together until chicken is well browned, turning regularly and scraping the onion mix off the bottom of the pan so it doesn't burn. Everything should go a lovely dark caramel color and smell delicious! DON'T eat it! This is your base flavor for your soup. Meanwhile on your stove, place your large stock pot with about 4 litres of water on to begin heating up. Drop in a generous...