As the cold weather continues, it is the perfect time to turn to a warming bowl of soup. Soup is the perfect meal choice for those who are ready to turn over a new healthy-eating-leaf in the New Year. It offers the perfect opportunity to inject more vegetables into our diets following weeks of festive mince pies and mulled wine.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall raves that the ‘Classic British soups more than hold their own against any bouillabaisse, bisque, brodo or borscht…We invented fire. We roasted meats. We made pots. We cooked soup. That's the story of culinary evolution in a nutshell’.
‘On a cold winter's day, soup lifts the spirits, comforts, warms. It soothes us when we're ill and keeps us going when we're broke. It raises expectations at the beginning of a meal or – with the addition of that other unshakable staple, good bread – it can be the meal’.
I will be turning to a roast butternut squash and red pepper soup to lift my spirits, following a great recipe by James Tanner. Another good office recommendation is the warming Thai pumpkin soup, favoured by some at OISE Oxford. What soup will you be turning to? We look forward to hearing.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall raves that the ‘Classic British soups more than hold their own against any bouillabaisse, bisque, brodo or borscht…We invented fire. We roasted meats. We made pots. We cooked soup. That's the story of culinary evolution in a nutshell’.
‘On a cold winter's day, soup lifts the spirits, comforts, warms. It soothes us when we're ill and keeps us going when we're broke. It raises expectations at the beginning of a meal or – with the addition of that other unshakable staple, good bread – it can be the meal’.
I will be turning to a roast butternut squash and red pepper soup to lift my spirits, following a great recipe by James Tanner. Another good office recommendation is the warming Thai pumpkin soup, favoured by some at OISE Oxford. What soup will you be turning to? We look forward to hearing.
Student Special: Oxana's pumpkin soup -
ReplyDeleteButter, onion, cook gently, add pumpkin, 2 potatos to add thickness. Simmer for 10 minutes then add water, the leave to boil for 20 minutes. Add salt and pepper, 2-3 bay leaves 2/3 (remove bay leaves once ready). take out 1/3 water then mix, add milk, cheddar (or another strong flavoured cheese), and sprinkle on some croutons. Voila!