winter weekend

An indoor kind of weekend with constant rain at the end of a wet few weeks in the depths of winter. 

Bella misses the sunshine.

Cosy chair - latest vintage find

Lots of home made vegetable soup and seed bread with coconut oil instead of butter

Good weather to be creative

The soup is one I made up myself. It keeps you warm and healthy in winter. Would you like the recipe?

This makes a large amount that will keep for several days in the fridge. Sometimes I add meatballs. 

Winter Soup

1 large onion
1 leek
3 carrots 
3 sticks of celery 
4 or 5 cloves garlic

Dice and fry together in a large heavy pot 
with Herbamere or salt

1 bunch Brocolli 
3 Zuchinni (courgettes)
Add to pot and fry off

2 medium sweet potatoes diced
Add to rest of ingredients.
Add water to just cover
Vegetable stock or more (quite a bit) Herbamere

Cook slowly until sweet potato is soft
Use a potato masher to blend the sweet potato

Add peas, lentils, chickpeas, baby spinach or kale, pepper and warm for a few minutes.

Enjoy!