Glasgow food blog dishing up delicious home cooked recipes
A truly delicious soup that can be thrown together really easily and is filling enough for a main meal. I’ve used vegi meatballs to keep it nice and light but beef, pork or even chicken meatballs would also be lovely…
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The soup below is just fabulous. It packs in lots of lovely, vibrant flavours – a creamy coconut base, rich butternut squash and warming Thai spices and is topped off with punchy lime and crunchy peanuts for texture. Throwing in some…
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This is a fabulous soup to warm you up as the winter weather starts to set in. The roasted cauliflower gives a great depth of rich flavour that conjures up the smokiness of an open fire and the addition of…
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I called this ‘sunshine’ soup with the keenest sense of irony. You see, its the tail end of July – the absolute peak of summer. I should be frolicking around in my bare feet and sundress in a park or…
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I’d love to take full credit for this delightful soup, but I have to admit it was heavily inspired by a recipe I stumbled across on Damn Delicious (click here for original recipe). The minute I saw it I just…
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Borscht is a hearty soup originating from eastern Europe, with each country varying the ingredients slightly. The one ingredient that gets the starring role though, is the gloriously garish beetroot. I’ve always loved beetroot, but up until a couple of years…
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Scotch broth is a wonderfully filling soup that has been enjoyed here in Scotland for centuries. Each family will have their own variation of the recipe, some using beef instead of lamb, using all manner of root vegetables and grains….
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All soups are not made equal. Some have exotic names, unpronounceable ingredients and garnishes worthy of the Turner Prize. This is not one of those soups. This is a soup that your granny probably made, and her granny before that….
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You think you know what a good tomato soup tastes like, huh? Think again. Once you’ve gone to the dark side, you’ll never go back. Make this tonight then curse yourself for not having it in your life sooner. Ingredients…
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I just can’t seem to get enough chilli this week. I’ve been eating it until my eyes have watered and my nose has gone runny. But yet, I still want more. Tonight, for dinner, I made chicken and prawn laksa…
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When I think of chicken soup, I can’t help but visualise the creamy, textureless goop that comes in a can with a Heinz label on it. This is why, when you ask me, I tend to say “Chicken soup? Oh,…
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Today I screwed up big time. Scotland basked in glorious sunshine today, and I, the numpty that I am, went to work wearing wooly tights and a cardigan. Bad idea! If that wasn’t enough, guess what I had for dinner?…
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Soups are meant to be a winter thing, but I’ve always liked them all year round. They are great for squeezing in your daily quota of vegetables and can be surprisingly filling. This soup was very rich, made all the…
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This is probably the easiest soup in the world to make. You throw everything in a pot, leave it for 20 minutes, then come back and puree it up. It really is as easy as that, and the soup itself tastes…
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Making French onion soup is a slow and somewhat emotional process. There will be tears and sniffly noses, perhaps even heartfelt concern from your loved ones asking if you’re alright. It’s ok though, be a brave soldier and persevere. It’s all…
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