Type: Soups, dips, spreads
Hummus by way of southern france (aka chickpea and fennel purée)
Traditional hummus this is not! A favourite item on the catering menu in Helen’s café (so long ago now that the origin…
Hummus
Many words have been written and spoken about hummus: a Palestinian staple, an Israeli staple, the centre of much argument and discord….
Cheesy bread soup with savoy cabbage
This feels like what would happen if a French onion soup, a cheese fondue and a raclette got together after a day’s…
Matza ball soup
Helen’s family loves matza balls so much that they don’t just wait for Passover to have them. They prefer a lighter, less…
Pea and ham soup
The unmistakable sweet scent of gammon cooking – in this case with split peas, tomatoes and spices – is, for Yotam, a…
Mulligatawny
Comfort food is often the food we cook when we are away from home. This happens on all sorts of scales (individual,…
Roasted aubergine, red pepper and tomato soup
Our starting point for this, believe it or not, was a tin of Heinz cream of tomato soup! The classic British tomato…