Chicken, gnocchi and sage soup

I seem to be riding a total comfort food wave this January. I can’t help it when it’s cold outside I want a warm tummy filled with soup, or stew etc. With this soup there are 2 ways of making this – either you end up with a lot of leftover chicken, or you can use up a lot of leftover chicken. Its completely up … Continue reading Chicken, gnocchi and sage soup

Easy ramen for tired stomachs

Around Christmas time you really do just need to enjoy a bit of a treat and the odd overindulgence. Its practically mandatory, what with chocolate, cheese, wine and roast dinners aplenty. However after 2 Christmas dinners at D and my respective parents houses and our usual boxing day mini buffet my stomach was feeling pretty tired of rich food. I needed a break from overindulgent … Continue reading Easy ramen for tired stomachs

Tortellini, rosemary and goats cheese soup

I always associate soups with Autumn and winter weather. I just cannot fathom the idea of eating something like leek and tomato soup on a warm day. However this soup has a light fresh flavour and takes about 20 minutes so you won’t be sweating over a hot stove for too long. The tortellini make this a hearty meal – so this is perfect after … Continue reading Tortellini, rosemary and goats cheese soup

Chicken, roast red pepper and gnocchi soup

This soup recipe is a dream when you’re starving hungry. While the chicken and red peppers offer various nutritional benefits and the chicken stock acts as a bit of a pick me up, the gnocchi provides the filling stodge that we all sometimes crave. In addition, this is an excellent way of using up leftover roast chicken. This perfect sort of food for an unexpected … Continue reading Chicken, roast red pepper and gnocchi soup

Soupy Thai Green Curry with noodles (slow cooked)

As you are probably aware, soup is probably my ultimate comfort food. When I have had a bad day or I am feeling under the weather I always turn to soup for comfort. As much as I love cake (I discussed getting a tattoo of cake to cement my love of it) it was soup that cured my broken heart last September. This recipe is … Continue reading Soupy Thai Green Curry with noodles (slow cooked)

Malaysian style chicken noodle soup (slow cooker style)

Chicken soup is, in my humble opinion, a remedy for all things. Hangover, stress or heartbreak. It also works particularly well on colds – handy for me as I have been making everyone around me jump with my (embarrassingly loud) sneezes. I used my crock pot again to make this. Feel free to email if you want to just do it on the hob. To … Continue reading Malaysian style chicken noodle soup (slow cooker style)

Attempting a vegan recipe – “Thai style” tofu noodle soup

Now as any regular reader know from my regular fish and steak posts (and related consumption) I am not exactly about to go vegan, but I do eat a lot of vegetarian and vegan meals by choice – I’d far rather eat more vegetable based meals a week and eat meal of a higher quality and welfare standard. Anyway, I digress. Inspired by a couple … Continue reading Attempting a vegan recipe – “Thai style” tofu noodle soup