Soup Theory

Advantages: How to make any soup tasty, so easily.
Disadvantages: All recipes you have to play by ear, no set amount of ingredients.

...Soups are my favourite meals, whether it's from a can or home made. But I do love making soup so I'd like to share my theory on how to make soup the best tasting, healthiest and often cheapest meal. I've learnt over several years the trick to making great soup. Generally this means to me 1) thick and hearty 2) simple and quick 3) healthy, and 4) delicious! 1) To make a soup thick I would never use flour. This isn't a common ingredient in soup although I have noticed people may recommend it. The best way to thicken soup is to be very careful about the amount of water compared to vegetables. Which ever vegetables you use, fry slightly in a saucepan first, then top up with water or stock to about 1 centimeter below top of the vegetables. Once the vegetables are boiled, always blend half or all of the soup. This often works very well...

sunshine_supergirl 15.06.2008 · Read review
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Yummy Butternut Squash Soup

Advantages: Tasty, easy to make
Disadvantages: Butternut squash can be a little expensive

...I recently returned to Weight Watchers to help try and shift some of my post-baby weight, my baby is now 18 months and I think it is about time I regained some sort of healthy body shape. I have tried Weight Watchers before and found it to be a useful way to control my eating and therefore lead to weight loss. I find the Weight Watchers points system a good way for me to keep track of my eating and I like the idea of having free foods that will help keep me satisfied but will not count towards my daily food allowance. I had previously made the ?free soups? and found these to be tasty and filling so I was pleased to see that there were still some recipes for free soups in the new programme. I didn?t fancy some of the chunkier soups and was looking for something a bit lighter and I happened upon a recipe for Butternut Squash and Red...

lorna_call 20.05.2009 · Read review
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Nutty Soup~Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Advantages: Delicious, spicy and healthy.
Disadvantages: Quite fiddly to prepare and turns your hands a strange shade of orange.

...~Spicy Butternut Squash Soup~ This is a really easy recipe for soup, it is very healthy and is zero points if you are on weight watchers. It tastes delicious and is a lovely burnt orange colour and quite thick in texture. I love the taste it is sweet and spicy. Butternut squash is a very nutritious food source that is rich in complex carbohydrates and low in saturated fat and sodium. It is a very good source of vitamins A and C and a good source of beta-carotene, magnesium, manganese, calcium and potassium. The only downside to this soup is the butternut squash turns your hands bright orange when you are peeling and chopping it, it is also quite fiddly scooping out all the seeds and middle bit and the squash is hard to cut up. It is well worth the effort though it is delicious and as I said earlier no points if you are...

debmercury 29.01.2009 · Read review
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My Chinese Soup from Mauritius

Advantages: Quick and easy to make
Disadvantages: Specialist Chinese ingredient

...and crush the garlic. # Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot. # When the oil is hot, add carrots, radish, onion and garlic. Brown slightly. Add vinegar and soy sauce. # Add dim sum and brown as well on a gentle heat for 10 minutes. Add water if necessary. # Add spices (the more masala, the spicier it will be) and approx. 1 / 2 litre of water. # Bring to the boil then take off the hob. Serving Suggestions Finely chop up one small bunch of chive and put it in a small bowl. Keep refrigerated until you serve the soup. When the soup is served sprinkle some chive on top of the soup. Allergy advice The dish contains gluten, flour and soya. Not suitable for vegetarians. Thanks for reading and enjoy! ©powered by lillybee also posted on dooyoo Summary: A light and filling cross between a dim sum...

lillamarta 08.11.2008 · Read review
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Carrot and tomato soup

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: none

...One fantastic soup to have is Carrot and Tomato soup. Just follow these simple instructions Serves: 2 adults and 2 children Equipment: Chopping board Small knife Vegetable peeler Medium saucepan with lid Wooden spoon Ingredients: 1 onion 1 large carrot 1 medium potato 500g (1lb) tomatoes 1-2 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon olive oil 900ml (1 1/2 pints) vegetable or chicken stock 3 teaspoons sun-dried or ordinary tomato paste 2 teaspoons caster sugar Salt and pepper Small bunch fresh basil, to serve (optional) What to do 1. On the chopping board, peel and finely chop the onion Peel and cut the carrot and potato into small cubes Wash and chop the tomatoes Peel and crush the garlic 2. Heat the oil in the saucepan, add the onion and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time with the wooden...

AlexanderBanks 26.11.2008 · Read review
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OLDCHEM'S SUPER PEA AND HAM SOUP - real comfort food.

Advantages: Delicious, healthy and inexpensive
Disadvantages: Takes two days to make

...Those of you who have read any of my food reviews will know that I am interested in preparing low fat and healthy foods. This soup recipe is my very,very favourite. I'd call it a Stoup rather than a Soup as it is so filling and a meal in itself. It is also VERY healthy, if you are following Weight Watchers No Count/Core/Simply Filling this recipe is free with meals. OLDCHEM'S SUPER PEA AND HAM SOUP A soup to warm the cockles of your heart !! Needs making over two days. 1 onion, chopped 4 carrots, sliced 1 pack marrowfat peas 1 ham shank 1 teapoon mixed herbs Black pepper 1 ham, chicken or vegetable stock cube. Day One. Cover ham shank in water and leave to soak for 1 hour, drain. Cover with fresh water and cook on a low heat for 2 hours. Soak peas with the soaking tablet. Day Two. Scrape...

oldchem 05.06.2009 · Read review
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Beef up your Soup.

Advantages: Very Tasty
Disadvantages: Not for Veggies

...Beef Soup. = Nothing is as filling, or as healthy, as home made soup. This recipe is a cross between soup and stew and is very filling. Try this one for those cold winter days that are on the way. ~Ingredients~ 1 Lb Stewing Beef 2 Cups of Water 2 Cups of Beef Broth 1/2 Chopped Onion 2 Diced Potatoes 2 Diced Carrots 1 Diced Celery 1 Diced Turnip 1 Bay Leaf 1 Clove 1 Teaspoon Sugar Season to taste with sea Salt And black Pepper ~Cooking~ 1. Place all the ingredients in a large pan and cover. 2. Bring to the boil and then Reduce the heat. 3. Simmer for 2 hours, or until the meat is tender. 4. Chill overnight. 5. Skim off any fat. 6. Reheat, and serve. This will serve 4 and can last for a couple of days. Delicious with hot fresh rolls and superb for when you have people over. Greg....

Maximus-Qualitus 02.11.2008 · Read review
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There's nothing like a good Ministrone Soup....

Advantages: Easy, quick, convenient
Disadvantages: Salty, erzatz in flavour, very un-Minestrone like

...There's nothing quite like a good Minestrone soup, is there? So chunky, it's nearly a stew, full of succulent vegetables, lots of tomato goodness, and small soup pasta, with maybe a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese over the top, this is a soup that is truly a warming and filling meal. Sadly, Batchelor's Cup-a-Soup is nothing like a good Minestrone soup. Taste is sacrificed on the altar of convenience. Cup-a-Soup typically comes in a box containing four sachets. According to the back of the box (or it might be the side), you can also buy a big tub of this stuff - I can't imagine wanting to. Opening a sachet reveals rust red powder with tiny, freeze dried vegetables (the most recognisable of which being carrot), bitsy little croutons and equally tiny round 'pasta' (I use the word in its loosest sense) rings. There is an artificial...

mattygroves 16.08.2009 · Read review
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Pumpkin Soup

Advantages: Shows children that working together can be fun
Disadvantages: none

...***The Background*** Helen Cooper is the author behind this wonderful book and has also written a couple of other books about the friends we see here. This book was a winner of the Kate Greenaway medal and has been delighting children for the last 10 years. As well as picture books, Helen Cooper also writes books for slightly older children too. ***The Story*** The story begins with a picture of a strange white cabin in the middle of a wood. The cabin has a warm glow from the window and you can see shadows of a Cat bagpiping, a Squirrel playing a banjo and a little Duck singing. The friends love to make Pumpkin Soup. "The best you ever tasted. Made by the Cat who slices up the pumpkin. Made by the Squirrel who stirs in the water. Made by the Duck who scoops up a pipkin of salt, and tips in just enough." After eating...

belfin 06.05.2008 · Read review
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Cream of Mushroom And Sweetcorn Soup

Advantages: Deliciious Winter Warmer - Easy to make
Disadvantages: A little bit of vegetable chopping.

...This is a healthy winter warmer as well as a great soup anytime of the year. It's easy to make and tastes delicious. You can add croutons if you want to make this even more filling. Alternatively serve with hot buttered toast, or garlic bread etc Ingredients - (2-3 servings) 300 gms. of button mushrooms. 1 small can (200gm) of sweetcorn 1 medium onion, chopped. 1 chopped small red pepper 500 ml. full cream milk *1 dsp of Marigold Swiss Vegetable Buillon Stock powder 1-2 tbs of sunflower oil. 1 Bayleaf Large pinch of dried thyme Large pinch of dried mace (optional) 1 heaped tbs flour 1 tbs chopped parsley (Use fresh) 2 tspns salt and 1 tspn ground black pepper to taste Croutons (optional) Method Peel then chop up the onion reasonably fine. Deseed pepper then chop into small pieces. Examine...

RippedoffPete 02.02.2009 · Read review
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