Do you love soup? I most certainly do, however my hubby is not a fan of soups so a lot of the time, I will have a soup for breakfast and or lunch, sometimes I make a really thick & chunky soup & I tell my hubby it’s a “casserole” 🙂
Soups were a regular occurrence in our household growing up & Mum used to make us the most delicious lamb, barley & vegetable soup. My guilty pleasure was a tinned tomato soup served with cracked pepper, crumbled feta & fresh basil leaves! Now I just make my own tomato soup from fresh tomatoes, it only takes about 10 mins in the Thermomix & is so delicious! Anyway because winter is normally the best time to enjoy soups & I wanted to share some of my favourite recipes, to give you some inspiration & ideas.
Tomato soup only takes 15 mins to make & you can pimp it to taste even better – like adding pepper berry oil & or feta cheese!! YUM!!
Obviously start with the best fresh ingredients you can get, making your own stock will give you the best flavour or using some stock paste that you make in the Thermomix. You can make veggie, chicken or beef stock paste very easily, these recipes come with your Thermomix and are so handy to have in your fridge or freezer to give a flavour boost to any soup or casserole. They have a lot of salt in them to help preserve them & to bring out the flavour of your dish. The Thermomix is so perfect for making soups, everything in the one bowl, the chopping, sautéing, cooking, stirring & then pureeing.
Quirky Cooking’s Coconut Lemon Chicken Soup This is my go to soup is anyone is feeling slightly unwell, so quick easy & nourishing & I always love squeezing lemon juice into most of my soups too! (Plus I’m so excited that Jo Whitton from Quirky Cooking loved my photo of her soup so much she bought it to use on her website!) The other very popular soup recipe by Jo is her Creamy Chicken & Brown Rice Soup, put this on your winter cooking list if it isn’t already!
George Calombaris’ Pumpkin Soup with Virtual Bacon Dust from In the Mix Cookbook by Dani Valent. This is my favourite Pumpkin Soup recipe by far, so creamy & delicious. I even leave the skin on my butternut pumpkin because the Thermomix is so awesome at blending it all up. The Virtual bacon dust is made from toasted & caramelised sesame seeds with brown sugar & Japanese stock powder (dashi) I also made it replacing the dashi with dried porcini mushrooms & it was still just as yummy.
For an awesome roasted pumpkin flavour. I also love roasting a pumpkin whole along with some sweet potato, onion & garlic still in their skins. Once they have cooked you can remove the skins if you wish & then add some of your favourite stock & maybe some cream or coconut cream, once you have cooked it all then puree till smooth.
Peter Gilmore’s Cauliflower Soup from In the Mix 2 Cookbook, in the book it is served with seared scallops & fresh truffle, but it is still absolutely amazing even with out the scallops & truffle. Even just using some truffle oil & or truffle salt if you have it, will take it to the next level.
Or if you might like a mix of the two In the Mix Cookbook Recipes concepts & try the Cauliflower Soup with Bacon Dust – the bacon is real in this recipe!
My beetroot soup recipe is coming soon, I use fresh beetroot, fennel & cabbage and serve it with homemade yoghurt & horseradish with a bit of smoked salmon if you want to make it a bit fancy for guests.
I love the smoky spicy flavour of chorizo & any recipe that has it is as an ingredient is always so delicious – This is the Mexican Black Bean & Chorizo Soup another awesome recipe by Jo Whitton from Quirky Cooking.
Another chorizo soup I love is with chunks of chorizo, kale & sweet potato YUM!
In my minestrone soup, I use as much veggies from the garden as I can, I loosely use Jamie Oliver’s recipe (I leave out the pasta) & it’s delicious with or with out some parmesan cheese on top!
Spicy Moroccan Lentil Soup – This recipe is in the cookbook that comes with your Thermomix so quick easy & tasty!
The pea soup from The Devil of a Cookbook is also amazing & speaking of peas – how good is a pea & ham soup too?!
Venison Pho Style Soup
Soups are hearty, healthy, nourishing & soul warming, they can be a little bit posh or simple & quick. The main thing is they taste so good, like anything you make from scratch!! Happy Thermomixing Everyone 🙂
Wow these crazy times we live in at the moment have seen some terrible things happen but also some inventive and amazing things too. So I love this idea that Chef Charlie Carrington and his team came up with to have Masterclasses with 3 recipes a week and each week will be a different country’s cuisine. If you are lucky enough to live in Melbourne you can order the box of ingredients for the week and then cook along at home while you watch the YouTube Atlas Masterclass If we can’t travel the world right now we may as well taste it in our own kitchens. I have been doing the DIY version and having to make up parts of the recipes myself as some of the ingredients boxes includes parts of the recipes already completed like the spice mixes, pickles or sauces. This really has been a delicious journey so far and I am definitely along for the culinary trip around the world with Charlie & his team. I’m so grateful to be able to join in and already have been introduced to some new recipes, ingredients and spices to make & taste.
Week 1: Vietnam
Howdy, Arwen Fish Cake, Cucumber Salad with Bean Sprouts (I was missing bean sprouts) YUM!!Chicken, Rice, Egg and Peanut Crumble – So Delicious!!Mushroom Pho – so nourishing!
Buckwheat Noodles, Chicken Mince & Red Kimchi – So good, I used my homemade kimchi & smoked tofu YUM!!Beef BulgogiMushroom Bibimbap Egg & Seaweed
Week 4: Mexico
Chicken TamalesPulled Pork TacosPumpkin and Black Bean Enchiladas
Week 5: Peru
Papas a la HuacainaLomo SaltadoSmoked Cauliflower, Quinoa Salad and Ocopa Sauce
Week 6: France
Chicken CassouletBeef BourguignonClassic French Onion Soup
Week 7 Brazil
Sausage FeijoadaCarne ChurrascoVatapa Pumpkin
Week 8 Thailand
Satay ChickenPad Kra Pao Moo – Pork Loin Stir Fry with Green BeansPad See Ew -Mushroom, Noodles & Chinese Broccoli
Week 9: China
Kung Pow ChickenPork belly
Week 10 America
Fried Chicken with Mac & CheeseSmoked Beef Brisket (I bought mine from The Wood Fiery Red Head) Slaw, Dill Potatoes and BBQ SauceAll American Chilli with Chopped Salad
Lemon Marinated Chicken with Caramelised Onion & Olive Sauce and Cous CousLamb Kofta, Tomato Sauce and Moroccan Carrot SaladVegetable Tagine
Week 18: Portugal
Peri Peri Chicken, Rice, Cabbage & Fennel SaladPeri Peri Chicken Rice Cabbage & Fennel SaladSalted Blue Grenadier with Potato Salad Egg & Olive SauceCaldo Verde Kale Soup with Crumbed Cabbage & Egg
Week 19: Britian
English Chicken Roast with Sautéed Vegetables and GravyBangers & MashMushroom & Leek Shepherd’s Pie
Week 20: Italy
Chicken Milanese with Crushed Potatoes and PeperonataPorchetta with Fennel and Radicchio and Orange SaladMushroom Ragu with (homemade) Fettuccine and Sautéed Silver Beet
Week 21: Japan
Chicken Teriyaki (homemade) Udon Noodles with Daikon SaladBeef Tataki with Cucumber Wakame Salad and Ponzu SauceMushroom Okonomiyaki
Week 22: Columbia
Colombian Chicken Rice Sofrito and Blistered BeansPulled Pork Patacones with Orange and Coriander SaladArepa Butternut Squash with Black Beans and Salsa
Week 23: Taiwan
Three Cup Chicken with Ginger Basil and RiceBraised Pork Belly with Rice and 5 Spice VegetablesCold Noodle Salad with Egg, Sesame Dressing and Vegetables
Week 24: Indonesia
Satay Chicken Skewers with Rice & Pineapple SambalBeef Rendang with Roti and Cucumber SaladMei Goreng with Tofu and Crispy Egg
Week 25: Croatia
Paprika Chicken with Gnocchi and Mustard SauceCevapi Sausage with Red Capsicum Sauce, Potato and DillStuffed Cabbage Roll with Beetroot Butter, Fennel and Dill Salad
Week 26: Singapore
Hainanese Chicken Rice with Chinese Broccoli and Ginger & Spring Onion SauceGrilled Pork Chop with Black Pepper Sauce and Singapore NoodlesCauliflower & Potato Biryani with Almond Mint & Tomato
Week 27: Sri Lanka
Chicken Curry with Coconut Sambal, Silverbeet and RiceLamb Chops with Devilled Cashews & Kottu RotiEgg Hopper Dahl with Green Coconut Sambal & Chai
Week 28: Germany
Chicken Schnitzel with Mustard Mash and Zucchini Asparagus & Dill SaladCheese Kransky with Curry Wurst Sauce and Onion Cabbage & Apple Salad served with a (homemade) PretzelSmoked Pork Hock with Potato Rosti and Apple Slaw
Week 29: Egypt
Grilled Chicken and Spiced Rice
Week 30: We are back in France
Thyme Roasted Chicken with Lentils & Goats Cheese SaladSteak & Frites with Cafe de Paris Butter & AsparagusTuna Nicoise Salad with Olive & Caper Vinaigrette
Week 31: We are Back in Mexico
Yucatan Chicken with Black Beans Rice and Pineapple SalsaCarne Asada Tacos with Tomato Salsa and Mexican Chopped SaladBlack Bean & Corn Quesadillas with Guacamole
Favourites
Chicken Burrito with Rice, Beans & Red Tomato Salsa
Week 32: We are back in Vietnam
Ginger Caramel Chicken with Lime & Chilli PeanutsBun Cha Pork Meatballs with Vermicelli Noodles & Vietnamese MintBahn Xeo with Tofu Mushrooms and Pea Tendrils
Week 33: We are back in India
Butter Chicken with Chaat Masala Almonds & Basmati RiceSeekh Lamb Kebab with Roti & Mint & Yoghurt ChutneyRajma Chawal Paneer Date & Tamarind Chutney and Diwali Sweets
Week 34: We are back in Lebanon
Za’atar Flatbread with Chicken Feta & Pomegranate DressingSpiced Lamb with Muhammara Pickled Onion and TurnipFalafel with Turnip Pickles Hummus and (homemade) Pita
Week 35 We are back in the USA for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Chicken & All The TrimmingsI added some extra roast veggies too!!Classic Beef Burger with a (homemade) Potato Bun, Lettuce, Tomato, Special Sauce & Fries.Baked Beans with Corn Cakes and Tomato Peach & Ricotta Salad
Week 36: Southern Italy
Roast Chicken, Sweet & Sour OnionsPork & Fennel Sausage Orecchiette with PangrattatoBruschetta Three Ways
Week 37: We are back in Thailand
Chicken Red Curry with Lychees Zucchini & Thai BasilCrispy Pork with Chilli Jam & (homemade) NoodlesCrispy Tofu in Three Flavoured Sauce
Week 38: Back to Peru
Tuna Ceviche with Sweet Potato & Leche De TigreGrilled Chicken with Fries Salsa Criolla & Aji AmarilloRoasted Pumpkin Rainbow Salad with Ocopa Sauce
Grilled Pork Skewers with Raw Vegetables & Chilli Dipping Sauce
Stir Fried Basil & Chilli Tofu with Rice Noodles & Bok Choy
We are back in Italy
Pork Milanese with Shaved Cabbage Salad
Chicken in Red Cacciatore Sauce with Polenta & Gremolata
Pesto with Fresh Pasta, Cauliflower, Broccoli & Chilli
Indonesia
Lemongrass Marinated Pork with Stir Fried Rice
Spiced Chicken “Nasi Lamek” with Coconut Rice with Broccolini & Peanuts
Tofu Mei Goreng with Homemade Egg Noodles
Great Britain
English Roast Chicken with Roast Vegetables & Sage Breadcrumbs
Bangers & Mash with Mustard & Onion Cream Sauce
Lentil Shepherds Pie with Roasted Broccoli
Morocco – (I actually got to use a real Atlas Masterclass while I visited my sister in New Castle)
Spiced Honey Chicken with Orange & Herb Salad
Lamb Tagine with Almond, Pear & Couscous
Fragrant Seven Vegetables with Spiced Couscous
We are back in China (& I got to try another real Atlas masterclass box at my sister’s house in New Castle)
Chicken Lettuce Cups with vegetables, Water Chestnuts & Hoisin
Sweet & Sour Pork with Noodles & Sauteed Vegetables
Sichuan Tofu in Mapo Sauce with Mushrooms & Bok Choy (My 3 year old nephew was very interested in me taking photos of the food – you can just see his sleeve on the edge of the photo LOL)
We are Back in India (& I’m back home again DIY the Atlas masterclasses again. The structure of the classes have changed to offer more options for each country each week. 6 options, 3 of which are vegetarian. I couldn’t help make 5 of the recipes this week but will try to stick to 3 recipes a week from each country)
Spiced Chicken Naan Wrap with Chickpeas & Mint Yoghurt (I made my own Naan & Garam Masala)
Lamb Keema
Pork Vindaloo
Butternut Dahl with Tempered Spices & Homemade Garlic Naan
Cauliflower & Broccoli Pakora with Coriander Yoghurt
We are back in Lebanon
Beef “Kafta” Meatballs with Tabbouleh, Hummus & Flatbread
Cookidoo has thousands of triple tested recipes & for most of them you can change them to suit your taste & pantry/fridge. (The exception are the high heat functions recipes for sugar work & saute’ recipes.) There are 20 different countries on cookidoo too. If you need some help with cookidoo contact your consultant. It’s one of the best things about the Thermomix TM6 is that via wifi you can search directly on cookidoo on your TM6 screen & start cooking straight away with a guided recipe.
Linguine with Lemon & Prosciutto – I made my own fresh pasta dough with the Thermomix & made it into fettuccine & left out the capers.
What is your favourite Thermomix risotto recipe? After making the mushroom risotto so many times at Thermomix demonstrations I am surprised I can still get excited about risotto.My favourite is the crayfish risotto.
Words cannot express how excited I was to get my advanced signed copy of this awesome cookbook!! I have been lucky enough to do a bit of recipe testing for this cookbook & was invited for a week of the photoshoot – along with a couple of other cooks I got to cook some of the dishes that were photographed for the shoot. We all had a Thermomix each to use. It was so amazing to watch the pros work their magic with the styling & photography, I learnt so much & had so much fun too. I am so grateful for the experience.
There are so many amazing chapters & delicious recipes to try & I have cooked, photographed & tasted them all!! By the way don’t forget to check out the official site Entertaining with Dani Valent each chapter has a spotify playlist too!!
The day after I got the book in the post – so exciting!!
BRUNCH
Bloody Maria
Kale, Chia, Pear & Orange Smoothie
Wholemeal Crumpets
Green Fig & Lime Marmalade
Rhubarb & Blackberry Breakfast Tart
Spiced Carrot Porridge
Bacon and Cinnamon Scrolls with Salted Maple Glaze
Smoked Salmon Muffins with Steamed Eggs & Herbed Relish
Tiraccino
SPANISH
Sunny Gazpacho
Tuna Empanadas made by my Mum
Tuna Empanadas
Chorizo & Prawn al la Sidra
Herb-Salted Chicken and Chickpea Casserole
Peas & Jamón
Steamed Orange Pudding with Almond Milk Ice Cream
CHINESE
Masterstock Chicken
Daikon Salad (recipe with Masterstock Chicken)
Prawn Wontons
Steamed Fish Black Beans & Rice (I had to use trevally instead of snapper)
Char Siu Bao – Steamed Pork Buns
Sichuan Pepper and Chilli Salt Squid
Chinese greens with XO Sauce
Fortune Cookies
Fortune Cookies
PARTY
Cherry Margarita
Rhubarb & Vanilla Rhumba
Pear Mulled Wine
Romesco Dip
Rice Crackers
Spiced Nut Clusters
Mushroom Cappuccino (Mushroom Soup)
Sweet Potato Blini with Cumin & Sesame Crème Fraîche
Oh WOW I really love all of Eloise Emmetts cookbooks & recipes but I think this new one is my favourite!! Nothing to do with the fact I am a hand model in the book but also on the front cover!! Yes that is my hand holding the glass of Bream Creek Pinot Noir, it’s a tough job but someone has to do it!! I’ve also cooked some recipes from her Seafood Everyday cookbook too!! And recipes from the first Tasmania Pantry Cookbook as well.
Barbequed Crayfish with Garlic, Tarragon & Sage ButterBeer Battered Gummy Shark & Beer Battered Pink Eye PotatoesChorizo, Chilli, Mussels and Homemade PastaSummer Berry Pudding with Tongola Goats Curd instead of the Cream Cheese
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