Brrr – anyone else feeling just a tad chilly this MAY? I know I have readers from all over the world, but here in the UK it is unseasonably COLD! So to warm you up I am sharing with you 4 super soups (see what I did there 😉 ) as well as the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 19.
Not only is it ridiculously cold at the moment (well, relatively speaking – it’s not snowing or anything, but it is cold for May in the UK), but time seems to be moving very fast all of a sudden…I think it’s because there is so little time in between Easter and half term – just 5 weeks for us and one of those weeks had a bank holiday in it!! All this means that now that I’ve just about managed to catch up from Easter, I’m already working hard so I can get ahead of myself so I don’t have to work too much in May Half Term….
…not that I am complaining too loudly, as we are going on holiday in half term – whoop whoop!! Do you remember that I won the Foodies100 and Tesco Cypriot New Potatoes competition for my Greek Style Chicken Traybake? Well my prize was £800 worth of holiday vouchers – not quite enough to take a family of 4 abroad (though I won’t say we didn’t think about leaving the kids with their grandparents, so we could 😉 ), so we decided to stay a bit closer to home and visit Edinburgh! (Actually that’s total nonsense, living on the South Coast France is way closer than Scotland – but you know what I mean!!)
Apparently it won’t be the first time I’ve visited Edinburgh – my parents tell me they took me when I was 2 – but I honestly don’t remember (Sorry Scotland – I don’t remember anything from when I was 2 – it’s not personal, promise!), so it will FEEL like my first time. I absolutely cannot wait. If you live in Edinburgh, or know it well, do let me know if there is anything I must see…and even more importantly anywhere I must eat!! 😀
The other exciting thing coming up is that it will be my SECOND BLOGIVERSARY on Saturday…I can’t believe it’s come round so quickly!! Do keep an eye out for my special blogiversary post on Saturday where I will be looking back on all the things that have happened in my second year of blogging. Now to decide what to do/eat/drink to celebrate – any suggestions?!?
4 Super Soups
So yes, in honour of this rather chilly weather we seem to be having (and apologies to those of you who live somewhere where it is already crazily hot!), here are 4 rather fabulous soups to warm you up! Not only do they all sound totally delicious, but they all sound souper healthy (#sorrynotsorry) and are all also vegetarian and mostly vegan (in a few you would have to leave off the finishing touches or use a dairy free alternative).
If you are not a #CookBlogShare regular and are wondering what an earth I am going on about, #CookBlogShare is a place for bloggers to share their recipes. If you are a blogger and have a recipe to share, you can link up your post by following the instructions below. If you are not a blogger, but love food and cooking, do check out the recipes that will be appearing below. If this week is as good as they usually are you will find some awesome recipes – the #CookBlogShare bloggers are very good at what they do!
Spiced Cauliflower, Chickpea and Ginger Soup
So first up we have this rather fab sounding Spiced Cauliflower, Chickpea and Ginger Soup from Debbie at Proper Foodie. Just reading through the ingredients list is making me HUNGRY – the flavours in this soup are some of my absolute favourites! Debbie is also a registered nutritionist and uses her knowledge to ensure her food is properly healthy (no fads here) so you know this is soup is going to be really good for you as well as tasting good!
Asparagus and Spinach Soup
This fab Asparagus and Spinach Soup from Jo at Jo’s Kitchen Larder is a combination of flavours I wouldn’t have thought to put together, but reading through her recipe I can really see how this would work. And what a fab way to finish up half a bunch of asparagus and half a bag of spinach! I always seem to end up with half a bag of spinach languishing at the back of my fridge, so I think next time I might have to make this soup.
Red Vegetable Soup
Next up is this rather intriguingly titled Red Vegetable Soup from Monika at Everyday Healthy Recipes. In it she includes a delicious combination of red peppers, sweet potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and red lentils – plus some garam masala to add some spice – you just know this will warm you up on a chilly evening!
Carrot and Coriander Soup
And last, but by no means least a total classic…Carrot and Coriander Soup by Jacqui at Recipes Made Easy. Such a great combination and Jacqui’s version looks and sounds so good – plus it is wonderfully easy peasy, not to mention very economical! A great one to do if the pennies are getting tight at the end of the month. She has also given us a whole host of optional variations – I particularly like the idea of adding cannellini or borlotti beans for a more substantial and creamier version!
#CookBlogShare Linky Week 19
And so we come to this week’s linky. You can link up any foodie post that you have – both old and new posts are welcome. All you need to do is:
- Link up a recipe or foodie post by clicking the blue ‘add your link’ button below and following the instructions
- Add a link from your post back to this post (so everyone else can find it and link up too!) and / or add the #CookBlogShare badge to your post (you can find the code below)
- Comment on some of the other recipes linked up here and generally share the love with a bit of social media action!
If you wish, you can tweet a link to your recipe to me @easypeasyfoodie and also (if you have room on the tweet!) my co-hosts Kirsty @k_phillipson, Jacqui @jacdotbee and Monika @MonikasRecipes, using the #CookBlogShare hashtag and we will retweet them. You can also post your recipe on the Cook Blog Share Facebook Page.
I will comment on all the posts this week and pin them all to the Cook Blog Share Pinterest Board. I can’t wait to see what you’ve all been making!
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Just to remind you, by joining in you are giving the #CookBlogShare hosts permission to use your pictures in a round up and on social media, if your recipe is selected as one of our favourites!
Next week #CookBlogShare will be hosted by Jacqui at Recipes Made Easy 🙂
Monika Dabrowski says
Morning Eb! Thank you so much for featuring my soup and the lovely writeup! Looking forward to reading your 2nd blogiversary post! Have a good day:)
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure, Monika. I love the sound of your soup – perfect for this crazy cold weather we are having!! Have a good day too 😀 Eb x
Rebecca Smith says
I’m pretty pants at eating veggies, the British way to eat veg is soooooooooooo boring! I’m sure I should have been Mediterranean! I tend to hide veg in cooking instead but soups are my all time favourite way to have a veggie-fest in one go. You’ve inspired me Eb. This week, I will be mainly eating soup! xxx
Eb Gargano says
Haha – it is a great way to get those veggies in, isn’t it? I am quite tempted to make a big batch of each of them and then that’s my lunch sorted for the next 6 weeks!! 😉 Eb x
Jo @ Jo's Kitchen Larder says
Thank you so much for featuring my soup Eb! 🙂 It’s in such a great company as all of the others look so heartwarmingly inviting! Big thumbs up and congrats on finishing your second year of blogging journey! It’s so exciting. Really looking forward to reading your thoughts on your second year! I suggest cheeky meal out to celebrate, let others cook for you this time! 🙂 x
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure, Jo – I really like the sound of it!! Oooh I love the idea of a cheeky meal out, but it’s sadly not going to happen on my blogiversary 🙁 But definitely in the near future – and there will certainly be lots of meals out in Edinburgh! Eb x
Jacqui Bellefontaine says
Where did the last year go. Doesn’t seem that long ago I was reading your first anniversary posts.
Thanks for featuring my soup obviously great minds were thinking alike in this rather cold spring weather we are having at the moment. Hopefully summer is not far round the corner I am beginning to get a quite a yearning for some nice salads but it just feels too cool for them at the moment/
Eb Gargano says
I know – it doesn’t seem like 5 minutes since I was putting together my post for my first blogiversary and here all of a sudden EPF is 2!! No longer baby blog, I am now a fully fledged toddler blog 😀 Yes, I did think it was quite funny that there were 4 soup recipes entered into CBS in the first week of May – show’s how unseasonably chilly it has been lately!! An yes, indeed – fingers crossed for summer salad weather ASAP!! Eb x
Corina says
It’s definitely still soup weather, isn’t it? I’m pretending it’s not though by making a salad in preparation for my holiday in Spain in half-term. I hope you enjoy Edinburgh. I’ve been a few times and love it but don’t remember where I ate as it was before the children were born. Sorry I can’t give any recommendations but I know I did eat some really good food. Looking forward to your post on Saturday x
Eb Gargano says
Haha – yes it’s a funny sort of soup and salad weather really, one minute it’s super chilly and then the sun comes out and it’s lovely and warm! Have an amazing time in Spain…I’m thinking you might just get slightly better weather than I will have in Edinburgh…but you never know!! Strange things happen when it comes to weather. Eb x
Mandy says
They all sound like lovely soups but it’s the cauliflower one that’s caught my eye. Yum! I can’t believe it’s your second blog anniversary – wasn’t it just a few months ago it was your first one? I’ve never been to Edinburgh either but Kellie from Food to Glow lives there so might be worth dropping her a line about places to eat x
Eb Gargano says
I know…it’s bonkers. Where has the last year gone…and yet so many amazing things have happened in the last year!! Eb x
jenny walters says
I love soup and these recipes look gorgeous.Fed up with this weather though.I’m desperate for some summer foods too!
Eb Gargano says
Oh me too – it’s so annoying not being able to wear my summer clothes and enjoy summer food! Mind you, with the food thing I am less bothered as I do also really enjoy wintery comfort foods too…In fact I have been known to make stews in August!! But the clothes thing is very annoying – I am sick of coats and jumpers!! Eb x
Laura dairy free kids says
We’re on the salads here in Ireland the weather has been great for the past week or so. ? Love the sound of asparagus and spinach soup though! Happy blogiversary and enjoy Edinburgh!
Eb Gargano says
Oooh – lucky you! Actually it is getting warmer here finally too 😀 Feels very May-like today. I think that asparagus soup feels quite a summery soup, though, doesn’t it? So perfect for this time of year when the weather can’t quite make up its mind!! 😀 Eb x
Debbie Gibson says
Thanks for featuring my soup Eb and for the fab write up 🙂 loving the sound of all of these soups, just right for this time of year when the weather is so indecisive.
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure Debbie 🙂 Eb x