Yesterday, as it was cold and damp and I was busy with a church meeting and sewing, I decided to use up some of the meat in the deep freeze and make a soup for dinner.
To this I added some of the freeze dried vegetables I mentioned in my last post.
Some wonderful barley
and some beef stock.
It was a lovely warming meal for dinner.
We both love soup and just finished the remains of the turkey soup earlier in the week. I still have a few containers of turkey stock left in the freezer, so I will use that later. I also froze two double servings of the beef barley soup so we have some on hand. Sometimes life gets busy and it's good to have something to grab if you don't have time to throw supper together. We have company for dinner on Monday and I have a very busy day, so I made a lasagna today and put it in the fridge for Monday
It has been raining all day (it's just like being in Manchester!). We went out to a funeral this morning and freezing rain was falling, making everything like an ice rink again. We are getting too much of this all at once for my liking - I hope it's not a sign of things to come!
I am just sewing the binding on the baby quilt now and will show the finished result on Monday. Have a great weekend!
It looks really delicious, Julie. I love to make soups and I do it all year round. I haven't made many beef soups though, and your recipe is very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteYou just need something to warm the bones sometimes don't you?'
DeleteIt really is just the time of year for soup isn't it Julie! It is nice to have some things already prepared and in back up too isn't it and soup is very good for that! Hope you have a good week. xx
ReplyDeleteI always like having something on hand that is nutritious.
DeleteLooks really tasty Julie and soup is just so easy to make. Its a great way for using leftover veg too and with homemade bread, yum!!
ReplyDeleteIs that Emma Bridgewater china that you have served it in? I have a teapot in the same spotty design.(I love Emma Bridgewater teapots and even though I dont drink tea I have 3 of them!).
Yep, that's Emma Bridgewater you see Anne. I have the full dinner service in Polka dot, plus a whole lot of other pieces and mugs in varous patterns. I also have two teapots even though, like you, I don't drink tea. I will make herbal tea sometimes but only by the cup! I love her pottery.
DeleteWarming soup is perfect on a Winter day. I have just made a big pan of vegetable and tomato soup for the freezer.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be glad of that in the coming weeks I'm sure Elizabeth. There's nothing better on a cold damp day!
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