Soup the Loop Anyone?....

Hello there, how's your weekend going so far?

When you look out the window do you see any of these?

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Here's the view from my kitchen window today.....

Cloud, cloud and more cloud.

Earlier this morning there was fog followed by a snippet of blue sky, a smidge of sunshine and then it all went grey and gloomy.......

 And when the gauge doesn't get over 10 deg.....

I know it's time to.....crank up the 'beast'

Bang about with pots and pans and get some soup happening.

Pea and ham soup and Grandma's creamy, cheesy soup which is absolutely, lip smackingly delish........ 

Enough for dinner tonight and several containers in the freezer for the coming week......

When everything is bubbling away and doing what it has to. It's time for this.....

A good coffee, the May edition of English Country Living and

a comfy spot by the heater.

Oooh, wouldn't I love to claim this pic as my garden.....

sadly it's not the case but a photo from my magazine.

One can dream though...

Somebody else who likes to do a bit of dreaming...

when I'm not sticking a camera in his face, hehe....

It's been a mixed week here.

I headed into the great outdoors on Monday and armed with various gardening implements, 

I dug, weeded, raked, hoed, pruned and planted......

There was a lovely feeling of satisfaction at the end of the day.

I could see a distinct improvement in the garden, but there is still more work to be done.

I planted Hollyhock, Pansy, Poppy and Foxglove seedlings.

I hope this will add a bit more variety and colour to the garden come the warmer weather......

What about you?.......

Does cold or warm weather send you into the kitchen?

What have you been doing today? 

I hope your weekend is going well, thanks for popping by girls.....

It's always lovely hearing from you.

Take Care,

Claire ❀❀❀




Recipe for Grandma's Cheesy Creamy soup


Soften in butter, one grated carrot, one finely diced onion and a stick or two of celery.
Remove from saucepan and make a white sauce you know the sort with a butter and flour roux.....
2tbsp butter and 3 tbsp plain flour etc.

Add enough milk to make a thick sauce.
 Grate in 4oz/250gm of cheese.
We use the Kraft cheese (blue box variety) that is found in the supermarket shelves, not one from the chilled dairy cabinet.
But obviously, you can use any sort of cheese.
Allow cheese to melt, add softened veg and add one cup of chicken stock or as much stock to get it to a consistency you like.


Season to taste.....


It doesn't make alot of soup and as this is sooooo yummy it will disappear quickly so if you want to, just make a larger quantity of white sauce to start with.


♥♥Enjoy♥♥