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    • Hearty Minestrone with Herby Croutons

      Posted at 1:54 pm by doodiefoodie
      Oct 22nd

      It is taking a while but the cold weather is coming and I love it when you can finally ditch the salad and start making warming soups. This soup is comforting and extremely filling, it is jam packed with lots of wonderful veggies to load up on your 5 a day.

      Serves 4-5

      Ingredients

      1 tsp oil
      100g pancetta, chopped
      1 large onion, finely chopped
      2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
      2 celery sticks, finely chopped
      2 carrots, peeled and chopped
      1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
      1 x 400g tin tomatoes
      1.2 litres vegetable stock
      1 x 400g tin Borlotti beans, drained
      70g spaghetti, broken into small pieces
      4 outer leaves of savoy cabbage, shredded
      Small bunch of basil, chopped
      Salt and pepper

      For the croutons
      3 slices of crusty white bread
      2 tbsp. olive oil
      1 tsp sea salt
      1 tsp dried basil
      ½ tsp dried oregano
      Freshly ground black pepper

      Method

      To make the croutons, slice the bread (including the crusts) into bite sized cubes and place them in a large bowl, drizzle the oil over the bread and stir to coat. Add the salt, basil and oregano and tumble the cubes around to coat them in the herbs. Give the bread a coating of freshly ground pepper. Place them on a baking tray and pop them in the oven at 180⁰C/ Gas 4 for 10-15 minutes until golden and crisp. Remove them and allow the croutons to cool.

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      Posted in Recipes | Tagged borlotti beans, cabbage, carrots, celery, garlic, onion, soup, tomatoes, warming
    • Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup

      Posted at 12:01 pm by doodiefoodie
      Oct 28th

      As the days are turning colder, and the leaves are falling there is one thing I think of….. It’s soup time!!

      I do love a good soup, they are often dead easy to make, filling and lovely and warming. They beat the humble sandwich for lunch any day of the week. This one in particular is one of the easiest you can make;  you can rustle it up in no time and only takes a few simple ingredients that most of us will have. It’s a good way to use up those red lentils in the back of the cupboard that you never know what to do with.  I think this recipe originally came from Good Food, but it’s a regular I go back to time and time again. It’s low in fat and high fibre.

      Ingredients

      2 tsp. cumin seeds

      1 tsp. crushed chilli flakes

      650g carrots, scrubbed and grated

      140g red lentils

      1 litre vegetable stock ( I use the knorr stock pots)

      150ml milk

      chopped fresh coriander,yogurt and naan bread to serve

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      Posted in Recipes | Tagged carrots, chilli, coriander, cumin, easy, low fat, milk, red lentils, soup, vegetable stock
    • Mixed-Root-Mash-with-a-Parmesan-Crust

      Mixed Root Mash with a Parmesan Crust

      Posted at 3:35 pm by doodiefoodie
      Mar 12th

      This is a delicious combination of carrot, swede and parsnip perfect for the winter months when comfort food is essential!

      You will find Panko Breadcrumbs in the Asian section in the supermarket, they are extra crispy, don’t worry use fresh breadcrumbs if you can’t find them.

      Serves 6 as a side dish

      Ingredients

      • 350g parsnips, peeled
      • 350g Carrots, peeled
      • 350g Swede, peeled
      • ½ small tub of Crème fraiche
      • 40g parmesan cheese, grated
      • ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
      • Freshly grated nutmeg
      • Knob of butter
      • 1 onion, finely chopped
      • 50g panko breadcrumbs
      • 50g cheddar cheese

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      Posted in Recipes | Tagged carrots, mash, masha, onions, parmesan cheese, parsnips, recipe, swede
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      Hi I’m Gill and this is my blog, I love food, cocktails and kararoke! I work as a Home Economist; I am married and have two young boys.


      I currently live in Hertfordshire but I am northerner and originally from Merseyside and am what is known as a Plastic Scouser!

      I write about any food that I make or random stuff that I see when I’m out and about, I take pictures of my creations but I also get my mate to as well as he’s got a better camera than me! Hope you enjoy my randomness!

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