Ham and vegetable soup with mustard croutons. ... Bring to the boil. Turn down heat and
simmer for one to 11?2 hours or until soup thickens. Stir occasionally. ...
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Rich tuscan tomato soup with cheese croutons. ... Cook for one to two minutes, stirring
often. Add oxtail soup, Italian and diced tomatoes and water. ...
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Chicken noodle soup. ... 2. Add the sweetcorn kernels and simmer for 1 minute longer.
Taste soup for seasoning, and if needed, season with salt and pepper. ...
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Curried carrot soup. ... 3. Purée the mixture in batches until smooth, then return to
the saucepan. Stir in the coconut milk over a low heat to reheat soup. ...
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Summer tomato soup with pesto sables. 2 ... sugar. Simmer until vegetables are
cooked. Mash soup with a potato masher. Wash courgette. ...
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Barley soup. ... Season with salt and pepper to taste. Tip: Soup will last well
for up to four days if covered and stored in the fridge. ...
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Chunky Moroccan soup. ... Simmer for 1 hour or until meat is cooked. Remove knuckles
from soup and chop meat from bones. Chop sundried tomatoes roughly. ...
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Ham and split pea soup. ... Remove any ham from bones and reserve. Puree soup and season
with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. ...
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New-look pumpkin soup. ... Stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add soup mix, water and chicken
stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes. ...
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Almond, celery and feta soup. Serves ... 3. Working in batches, blend soup until
smooth. Return soup to the pan and reheat gently. Stir ...
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While out walking with our fouryear- old granddaughter, she became grizzly and irritated so my husband decided
to lift her onto his shoulders to carry her. Having only taken a few steps, she said to me, “Nana, Papa has got paint in his hair.” I looked up and realised she was talking about his new white strands coming through. Kids – you’ve got to love them.
Mori Wade, by email
Cold comfort
Our young grandson was staying with us for the holidays. One night, he came into our bedroom and was most
upset. When I asked him why, he replied, with tears streaming down his face, “I’m really, really cold, Nana – my hot water bottle just died!”
Sue, by email
Feeding frenzy
We were sitting down at the table for a family dinner and little Miss Two had managed to get her spaghetti bolognaise all over her face. Her father decided to remedy the situation by scrubbing her face with the table cloth. “What’s Daddy doing?” asked her mummy. Their daughter replied with a cheeky grin on her face, “He’s fighting me!”
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