Tag Archives: soup

A couple of Vegetarian Soups

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Doing quite a few soups at the moment and last week cooked two from Vegetarian by Alice Hart, a beaut little book that is relatively new to our household.  First up was Butter bean and celeriac veloute with charmoula.  A good soup and … Continue reading →

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A Celebration of Soup

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

After a weekend of reasonably extravagant eating and drinking, it was time to get back to basics.  I was in possession of a beautiful pumpkin courtesy of a friend of Maree’s - Thankyou Moiann!   A pumpkin soup variant seemed the go. A Celebration of … Continue reading →

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Celeriac and Carrot Soup

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Tonight’s recipe is from a rather eclectic little book called Seasonal Fare by Susan Johnston.  This book divides recipes up into seasons and is characterised by giving quite a bit of freedom, ie not all ingredients are quantified.  Sometimes daunting, … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower Soup

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

There is a bit of a love hate relationship with cauliflower soup in our house.  I love it (I still remember a bowl I had for lunch in Canberra in the early 90s) , the rest of my family, not … Continue reading →

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Corn Chowder

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

I know I’ve banged on about soup previously but is there anything better than a hot bowl of soup on a cold and rainy night?  I think not.  Comforting, nourishing, yum, usually quick and easy to make and not much … Continue reading →

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Yiouverlakia Soup

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

It’s Sunday morning and I’m having my first attempt ever at any form of laminating pastry – if anyone knows how to roll dough 20cm by 20cm to 20cm by 90cm, let me know – I’m adopting a compromise solution. Gives … Continue reading →

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Staying on Theme

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

It has got a bit wintry in Melbourne this evening so soup seemed the thing for dinner.  I knew I wanted to cook Soupe au Pistou, to continue to use the pesto I made, it was just a matter of finding … Continue reading →

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Easter Part Two

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Next thing to cook was hot cross buns.  For this recipe I turned to Nigella Lawson’s Feast, my only cookbook by her but one with a lot of special occasion ideas and recipes.  We also cooked the Paschal Lamb from this … Continue reading →

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Tomato and Lentil Soup

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Boy I’m tired.  Busy week, late night last night and 50km on the bike this morning.  I needed a throw in the pot meal and I found one in Loreto Cooks, the second and last of my school fund raising cookbooks.  … Continue reading →

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Giving the liver a rest

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

When you are trying to cook a certain number of new recipes a week, it doesn’t help if you keep getting sidetracked by wonderful food and wine.  I have just been through one of those stretches.  Last Thursday was my … Continue reading →

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