cauliflower blue cheese soup

Soup really shouldn’t be fiddly or time consuming.  Here’s another cracker recipe from my Kiwi friend Karen Wood. You know Karen of Roast Vegie Frittata fame.  This is the quickest and most requested soup in my farm kitchen. The original recipe inspiration comes from the Christchurch Small Cooking School. 

Karen & I used to make giant batches through the Winter and package it up for customers to take home or off to work. Once sampled, forever hooked. A creamy soup but still a light ‘any night of the week’ dinner, ideal whenever good caulis are in season. No, it’s not low cal, but I do use light cream. It's a darn good soup that I hope you enjoy too.  No tins, no preservatives, no fuss. 

Cauliflower & Blue Cheese Soup

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simple hearty beef soup

Fortunately there aren’t too many dramas in life that can’t be shared and many times resolved over a good chat, great coffee and freshly baked slice of cake or muffin.  But some days, especially late Autumn & Winter days, would you agree there’s nothing quite like a wholesome bowl of soup to soothe the soul? Especially if the change of season has left you or your family members with a cold. Urgh!

The flavours in this old family soup recipe remind me of Osso Bucco, that so-satisfying slowly cooked Italian stew we all love. Its rich flavour and fall-off-the-bone meat is tender yet filling. I can’t remember a time when this wonderful beef soup wasn’t a part of our family favourites. 

On a separate but related note -  Would you forgive me friends if I shy away from sugar and white flour for a little while? All feedback welcome in comments below. I’ve had quite a number of regular readers contact me re. more nutritious recipes. Like some of you, I’m also doing a little reboot  at the moment to get back on track. Balance (with our food and busy lives) can be allusive at times -  if we allow it. I hope you'll enjoy the addition of my best wholesome recipes over the coming weeks.  And until I can't resist sharing more sweeties with you. 

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