Creamy Tortellini, Chicken & Spinach Soup

So, I have been really intrigued by one of my friends, who has been hosting freezer meal workshops. She is quite entrepreneurial and has her hands in several pots, but clearly food is a theme amongst many of them – something which of course appeals to me. The other thing which really made me take…

Chickpea Kale Hotpot (Soup)

This is really very similar to my Chickpea and Spinach soup, however this one is completely vegetarian. I often do make the other one without the Chorizo, but I wanted to make one specifically without chorizo and which still had that same depth of flavour. Changing around the spinach for Cavalo Nero Kale was a…

Vegetable & Lentil Soup

This is probably the very first soup I ever made. It is very simple to make and very hearty. I have a preference for soups which are chunky. They make me feel like I have eaten something, which means I can have them alone as a meal and feel satiated. This soup is great both…

Spicy Lentil & Carrot Soup

This soup recipe came about when a couple of my foodie friends and I went out for lunch, when we were all between jobs. We went to a little cafe which had the most generous selection of cakes and yet, the surprise was the soup. We loved it so much we asked for the recipe…

Chickpea and Spinach Soup

Some of my favourite recipes were acquired over years of watching my father making the same dishes over and over again.  He had a phenominal talent for being able to replicate recipes from his childhood in Spain without a recipe – something I still struggle to achieve! I am desperately trying to recall some of…

Butternut Squash and Coconut Soup

We have had a lot of rain this summer, which makes my usual salads unappealing on a wet day. This soup is one of my favourites as I love the Thai influenced flavours and it is so easy to pull together as most ingredients I already have on hand. I also try to keep wrapped…