Simply souper
Deservedly a universal favourite, soup comes in more varieties than any other dish.
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soup
Hot for soup
Hurray! Soup weather has arrived. For me, Monday’s lunch is also Wednesday night’s dinner. I simply double the recipe then freeze it in meal-lot quantities. A good soup is a meal in one bowl, nutritious and easy to eat.
Soup is as old as the history of cooking. It was an economical way of using cereals (roasted and ground into a paste), animal bones and vegetable trimmings.
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Bean me up
I like to cook. Chopping and stirring, measuring and mixing give me great pleasure.
Such things provide an oasis of calm in a hectic day. In an unpredictable world they give me a sense of control. I like that. A lot.
I love a rare morning or an occasional afternoon stretching out in front of me in which I can devote myself to reading recipes, getting inspiration and enjoying cooking and baking.
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