Tweet In our household, this is known as ‘get-better-soon’ soup. Make sure you use a good chicken stock so that the soup is really flavoursome. If you prefer, substitute wontons or mini dim sims for the noodles and use vegies of your choice. The recipe is from my book Mini Chef – Cooking with Kids. [...]
Tweet This delicious Gazpacho recipe is from Ferran Adria’s latest book The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria. It’s followed by Black Rice with Cuttlefish for mains and Chocolate Bread for dessert. Peel and cut each garlic clove in half. Remove the green shoot inside, if there is one. Fill a small saucepan with [...]
Tweet On a bleak winter’s day, nothing can beat this tasty Italian vegetable soup. In a large pan, sweat the onions, garlic and bacon in the oil until onions and garlic are softened – be careful not to let them brown. Add the celery, carrots, potatoes, zucchini and peas and cook until vegetables are softened. [...]
Tweet Pumpkins make marvellous containers for all kinds of foods, including all sorts of vegetable mixtures. You can stir-fry the vegetables or curry them and pile them into pre-baked Golden Nugget shells for an impressive first or second course. They add colour and interest to any meal. This divine soup is easy to make and [...]
Tweet Here’s a hearty soup recipe from a new collection of Tuscan recipes, simply called “Tuscany” (Phaidon). Ribollita literally means ‘re-boiled’ and is a method of using up stale bread and left over vegetables or beans as a soup. In some areas of Tuscany, ham fat and bacon rind are also added to the vegetables. Put [...]
Tweet Here’s a quick, refreshing cold soup for hot summer days. Put the peeled chopped tomatoes into the food processor and process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and stir through the onions. Add enough chicken stock to make a soupy consistency. Season to taste. Cover and chill. Remove seeds from melons, and with [...]
Tweet Yes, it’s Halloween next Sunday and people are doing all manner of things with pumpkins (such as carving them into Jack O’Lanterns) – apart from cooking with them! Here’s a recipe for a lovely soup, with a touch of spice, to serve on the day – or, indeed, at any time. Look for a [...]
Tweet In our household, this is known as ‘get-better-soon’ soup. Make sure you use a good chicken stock so that the soup is really flavoursome. If you prefer, substitute wontons or mini dim sims for the noodles and use vegies of your choice. The recipe is from my new book Mini Chef – Cooking with [...]
Tweet This deliciouus fortifying soup is just what you need to get you through cold winter days. Lamb forequarter chops are good value, but you need to trim them of any fat and sinew – if you have time, the bones can be used to make stock which can be used in the soup. Place [...]
Tweet This is a delicious vegetable soup from Lesbos, given to me by Evi Mitchell of C’Aphrodite restaurant in Cremorne. It’s a good one for cold winter nights and is easy to make. It’s also a good one for children who won’t eat their vegies, (though you will probably need to omit the chilli). Make [...]
