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BY LYNNE WHELEHAN
www.makeandbakefromscratch.com
HEALTHY
WINTER
WARMERS
SUPER SOUPS
GUILT-FREE WINTER COMFORT FOOD MADE EASY
TOMATO, RED Making a hearty, healthy home-made Note: All soup recipes
PEPPER AND soup to warm you up this winter is p rovided are gluten-free and
BASIL SOUP easier than you think. A warm soup on dairy-free.
a cold day not only nourishes the soul,
INGREDIENTS: but also provides a great way to sneak
400g tinned plum in more vegetables and nutrients into
tomatoes
your meals.
1 cup baby plum
tomatoes, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
and deseeded
1 red onion, finely
chopped
1 garlic clove, grated
1 tbsp chilli flakes
!optional)
1 tbsp fresh basil
1 vegetable stock cube
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup filtered water
1 tsp pink Himalayan rock
salt
Pinch of black pepper

METHOD:
• Add a tablespoon of
extra virgin coconut oil or
olive oil to a large
saucepan on medium
heat. Add onion and
grated garlic, then saute .
Next add tinned tomatoes,
chopped tomatoes, red
pepper, basil. chilli flakes
!optional). apple cider
vinegar. salt and pepper.
• Allow to simmer on a
low heat for 10- 15
minutes. Add water to
thin the soup. Next allow
to cool before pouring into
the blender. Blitz the soup
until the texture is
smooth. If you like chunky
soup there is no need to
blitz it. Pour back into the
sauce a nd gently heat
before serving.
• Serve with crumbled
feta cheese or homemade
pesto if you so desire.

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THAI SQUASH
SOUP

INGREDIENTS:
500g butternut squash {Woolworths sells pre-
cut squash}
1 red onion. chopped
1 garlic clove, grated
1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed
1 tin unsweetened coconut milk
2 tbsp red curry paste
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp lime juice
Pinch of salt
Pinch of black pepper

METHOD:
•In a large saucepan, add a tablespoon of
extra virgin coconut oil. Add onion and garlic.
then saute. Add butternut squash . cubed sweet
potato, coconut milk, red curry paste, grated
ginger and lime juice.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce to simmer for
15-20 minutes. until squash and potato are
tender.
• Next, allow to cool before pouring into the
blender. Blitz the soup until the texture is thick
and creamy. Pour back into the saucepan and
gently heat before serving.
• Serve wit h toasted a lmonds and fresh
coriander.

ROASTED
CAULIFLOWER
SOUP
INGREDIENTS:
1 head of cauliflower. chopped
1 onion. chopped
3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
165ml coconut milk
1 cup filtered water lopt ionall
'I• teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tsp pink Himalayan rock salt
Pinch of black pepper

METHOD:
• Place cauliflower, onion and garlic on a flat,
lined baking tray, then drizzle olive oil/coconut
oil over. Roast at 180°C for 35-40 minutes until
cauliflower is tender and s lightly browned.
•In a large saucepan add roasted cauliflower,
onion and garlic. Pour in coconut milk. You
might need to add 1 cup fi ltered water to thin
the soup. Season with turmeric powder, salt •
and pepper. Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes
on medium heat.
• Next allow to cool before pouring into the
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blender. Blitz the soup until the texture is

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smooth and creamy. If you like chunky soup •
,
there is no need to use the blender. Pour back
into the saucepan and gently heat before
serving. ..
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 Mushrooms are the only vegetables that contain vitamin-D
in edible form. Mushrooms have plenty of calcium, which is
a requirement for healthy bones and teeth. They also
contain iron, which is good for maintaining healthy
haemoglobin levels. This prevents anemia and maintains
overall health and wellbeing.

MUSHROOM AND GARLIC SOUP

M THOD
450kg mushrooms lany combination you like). • In a large saucepan add a tablespoon of extra virgin coconut oil or
washed and chopped olive OJl. Add onion and saute. When onion is soft add grated garlic,
3 garlic cloves. finely grated chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper. Allow to soften.
1 onion, finely chopped • Pour in coconut milk and 1 cup of filtered water to thin the soup.
165ml coconut milk Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes. Next allow to cool before pouring
1 cup filtered water into the blender. Blitz the soup until the texture 1s creamy. If you like
1 tsp pink Himalayan rock salt chunky soup there is no need to blitz it. Pour back into the saucepan
Pinch of black pepper and gently heat before serving.
• Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
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model in the
proliferation of
Mini's current
line-up. You
can't say the
manufacturer
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marketing to a
niche, with the
Paceman squarely
positioned at a
more masculine
male buyer.

T
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in the looks
department. It has Countryman
MINI PACEMAN
front-end styling and a radical
sloping rear roofline, with
gigantic rear brake lights and
Another not-so-mini Mini
Mini badge. From the side it's a interior, w hich boasts more that's changed recently with the will keep heads turning for some
Mini Evoque and in certai n space for four adults and a Countryman update ar e the time. Unfortunately it's style
colours, with the right wheel comfier ride, does inhibit the window controls , which have over substance tho ug h. The
choices, it can actually look go-kart-type hand ling that's been moved to the doors. You can Paceman doesn·t deliver on
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not sure it's terribly manly, but thankfully, has also been however the slopi ng roofli ne does perform ance cr edentials, which
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