“To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night...

…all you really need it soup.”

~ Laurie Colwin

Our dinner last night was utterly delicious! Thanks love!

Now between that and the chocolates l should think l have once again put on more than a few pounds!

After the comments on G’s menu last night l thought about my many blogging friends who so often post their recipes and wonderful results. So although it’s only soup and bread for tonight l thought l’d post our meal. lol

CREAM OF PARSNIP SOUP- The bread machine does the rest

Simple Ingredients:

2 tblspns butter or olive oil (Large blob of butter is what l use ;)

1 large onion (chopped)

4/5 good-sized parsnips (peeled, cored and cut into chunks)

( now you could add other veg. to this recipe if you wished- leeks, potato, celery)

Chicken Stock- l just use stock cubes

Salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg to taste.

(I also add a pinch of curry powder to pep it up)

1 cup of cream or yogurt

Method:

First l warm the butter in a large saucepan. Then add the chopped onion and parsnip- turning these over so they are well coated in butter. Do this for 4/5 mins over medium heat.

Transfer this lot into the pot of stock, stir and season. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat, cover and simmer until parsnips are soft, 30-40 minutes.

Remove soup from heat and working in batches, ladle into a food processor and process until smooth. Return soup to the saucepan and stir in cream just before serving.

If you want to be fancy you can serve with a parsley garnish.

Cream of parsley soup is an easy and delicious soup to make. Added with some homemade bread (or store bought -crusty bread is nice too) it is a perfect meal for a cold day.

If you want to make it less fattening use olive oil and yogurt instead of butter and cream.

Enjoy