Cream Of Broccoli Soup ©
The broccoli season is here and what nicer, than a warming broccoli soup!
Easy
Four persons
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time : 1/2 hr
Ingredients
1 large head of broccoli ( 1/2 kilo ) crisp and dark green ( not yellowing )!
1 medium onion peeled and diced
50 grams butter
1 -1.5 litres of home made chicken or beef stock
A dash of cream (Optional )
Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Choose a nice crisp, dark green head of broccoli. If it is soft or at all yellowing, it is not fresh. It will also yellow if you keep it in the fridge for more than a day, so it is best to use it straight away.
- Place broccoli in a large bowl of salted water for five minutes and if picked straight from your garden, inspect it carefully for any caterpillars!
- Trim stalk and cut up into…
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Mango Salsa ©
Now that we have a little Mango fever going here, here is another unusual recipe which is also delicious!
It goes well with hot curries and wraps, it is ultimately sweet!
I’ve had fun photographing this one, using colored backgrounds to some of the photos, pretty cool hey?
I am planning on developing this idea further……
Easy
4 persons
Ingredients
1 ripe Mango
1 small onion finely diced
1 fresh chili, finely sliced seeds removed
2 tbs chopped fresh coriander
Juice of 1 lime and finely grated zest
salt pepper freshly ground
Slices of lime to garnish
Method
1. Wash and cut open your mango. To do this hold the mango in front of you long ways, i.e. stalk end nearest to you. It is from one end to the other that the thin seed lies, about 1 cm in thickness. Make two long ways cuts, leaving a 1 cm…
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Picture of the day!
Sometimes in life you just need a little luck!
I was just pointing my camera in the opposite direction, when I heard a multiple splashing sound. I moved the lens to my left and clicked! A second later and they were gone……
Needlefish in the Gulf……..
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