Monday 1 July 2013

winter weekend





An indoor kind of weekend with constant rain at the end of a wet few weeks in the depths of winter. 







Bella misses the sunshine.



Cosy chair - latest vintage find





Lots of home made vegetable soup and seed bread with coconut oil instead of butter




Good weather to be creative




The soup is one I made up myself. It keeps you warm and healthy in winter. Would you like the recipe?
This makes a large amount that will keep for several days in the fridge. Sometimes I add meatballs. 

Winter Soup

1 large onion
1 leek
3 carrots 
3 sticks of celery 
4 or 5 cloves garlic

Dice and fry together in a large heavy pot 
with Herbamere or salt

1 bunch Brocolli 
3 Zuchinni (courgettes)
Add to pot and fry off

2 medium sweet potatoes diced
Add to rest of ingredients.
Add water to just cover
Vegetable stock or more (quite a bit) Herbamere

Cook slowly until sweet potato is soft
Use a potato masher to blend the sweet potato

Add peas, lentils, chickpeas, baby spinach or kale, pepper and warm for a few minutes.

Enjoy!







13 comments:

  1. Your soup sounds lovely. It's high summer here so we are not in soup mode...I've been putting beans and kale and raw veggies into salads.

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    1. your salads sound great kara! enjoy the warm weather :)

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  2. It was a soup kind of weekend wasn't it. Despite the weather your house is looking lovely.
    Carolyn

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    1. definitely soup weather, but great to see the sun out today isn't it?! x

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  3. Lovely bracelets! Have a nice week! ~ Vanessa

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  4. Looks like you had a very cozy weekend Cheryl :)
    Cas x

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  5. The soup sounds so yummy and that chair so comfy. Glad to see you had a cozy week end.
    Kris

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  6. The chair looks so inviting with the lamp and the side table. I would spend hours reading there!

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  7. Hi Cheryl,
    Just saying hello. Your soup sounds delicious and perfect for warming up the winter days! i finished blogging last year but started up a new one a little while ago; (summerhouse was my old!!) Hope that you can stop by sometime and say hello! x

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  8. Beautiful pics Cheryl! Love your ore. I do get tired of all the rain but its sometimes so lovely to enjoy a wintery weekend especially with a yummy soup. xx

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  9. Your winter weekend looks so cosy. I will have to try your soup recipe when the cold returns here.
    Sarah x

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  10. The soup looks delicious and I will try it. I love your photos with your beautiful kitty!

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