While I was away last Sunday ‘the apprentice’ took over the kitchen and made this lovely winter garden soup.

Fresh from the garden;
4 carrots
4 small winter radish
2 jerusalem artichokes
1 medium leek
4 bay leaves
1 small celery head
2 ‘Rooster’ potatoes
2 ‘Pink fir apple’ potatoes – both waxy so hold together well in soups.
Olive oil to sweat the vegetables
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We have now dug up all the Jerusalem artichokes that were left in the ground as they are about to start growing again and as I had some fennel thought the two would make a lovely combination.  I added  some potato so as it doesn’t taste to ‘earthy’.  The  artichokes give the soup a beautiful [...]

This is from a bygone age, a  soup recipe that sounds like it might fit the bill for a modern day ‘Guy Fawkes’  fireworks party.  It will serve over fifty people and as long as you eat meat it sounds a fantastic one to try.  It was probably last used sometime in the early 1800’s [...]

When you are short on vegetables, then here’s one to try. All you need are potatoes, onions and garlic, it can be dressed up in anything else, I’ve used fresh parsley but any herbs will lift it, if you don’t have herbs then maybe try a blue cheese such as Stilton, all you have to [...]

These are the vegetables I had in my rack today, apart from the onions the rest can be what ever you have to hand and remember when adding the stock make sure it covers the vegetables and if necessary you can add more later.
2 Onions
3 Leeks
1 small Celery
3 Carrots
1/2 Squash
3 Potatoes
1 Parsnip
Brussel sprout top (the [...]