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After last night’s pancakes the veg bag was empty! That’s ok because super tonight is already taken care of. But I did need to make some soup for lunch. Thank heavens for store cupboard standbys. My top 5 store cupboard items would have to be:


1.       Tinned tomatoes
2.       Veg stock powder
3.       Lentils
4.       Soy sauce
5.       Various herbs and spices




Taking my top three I rustled up some tasty lentil soup.

Spiced lentil soup

1 large onion, chopped

350g red lentils

1.5 l vegetable stock

1tsp ground cumin

1tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tin chopped tomatoes

In a large saucepan fry the chopped onion in some oil until it has softened. Then add the spices, stir a lot and then put the lid on and let the onion sweat for another 5 minutes. Now add the red lentils and stock and bring to the boil. Then put the lid on and let it simmer gently for about 20 minutes, until the lentils are soft. Then add the tin of tomatoes, bring back  to the boil and simmer for another 10 minutes. Finally blitz until it is your preferred texture. This has made enough for at least 8 servings!





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