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We have a wood fire for the first time this evening, and last night, I had to get up and put some bed socks on, and another quilt - Winter Is Coming!


As the weather continues to cool, soup is my go to for lunch, and I want warming dinners, not salads



Sweet Potato & Red Lentil Soup




This super simple soup, made primarily from sweet potatoes and red lentils, is an amazingly versatile soup - add a tin of coconut milk, play around with the spices, adjust the amount of onions, red lentils or sweet potatoes




Recipe Here!

Super Simple Frozen Mixed Vegetable Soup




This is an even simpler soup using a pack of frozen mixed vegetables and not a lot else. Tasty, filling and very variable, depending on what you have in.


Recipe Here!



Sweetcorn Fritters



This recipe for sweet corn fritters is made with very basic ingredients, is very quick and easy, and a very cheap meal. The sweetcorn can be swapped out for many other vegetables and changed around in many different ways.

This particular sweet corn fritter recipe is naturally vegan if that interests you

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