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pumpkin soup

Blinking heck, it’s been a while since I’ve been here… it’s nice to be back! Been spending too much time messing around elsewhere

I managed to grow a couple of pumpkins this year and the obvious thing for me to do with them was to make soup – especially as Guy Fawkes night was coming up. So here, in its gloriously emancipated vagueness (no two pumpkins are created equal, therefore no quantities) is my pumpkin soup recipe…

From Barn Conversion 2010


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samphire

I love the other name for samphire: sea asparagus, as to me that is what it is – precious, tasty and a treat (the visual similarity of green fingers doesn’t hurt either).

It can be tricky to get as it’s in relatively short supply and as the new trendy ingredient in great demand, if you can get some and haven’t tried it yet you must give it a go.

samphireBlanch for a minute in boiling water then serve with an olive oil & lemon juice or good quality vinegar dressing. Firm, fleshy and with a taste of the sea (a bit like a fat mermaid!).

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