Mediocre Mum

Tag: soup

  • Slow Cooker Leek and Potato Soup

    Hearty Slow Cooker and Leek and Potato Soup with Crispy Bacon Bits Apparently we have a rather large storm on the way, which is going to be comparable to the one in the 1987.  However, I wasn’t in the UK in the 80s so I missed it but I have read ‘Rumours of a Hurricane’…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Black-eyed Bean Soup with Peppers and Coconut Milk

      Slow Cooker Sunday: Black-eyed Bean Soup with Peppers and Coconut Milk Recipe Type: Main Cuisine: Slow Cooker Author: Mediocre Mum Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 4 hours Total time: 4 hours 10 mins Serves: 4 Weirdly, when I first came across this recipe I was attracted to the coconut milk, but when I…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Oxtail Soup

    You should have seen my face!  I ‘was’ a vegetarian for nearly 20 years.  I now enjoy a good steak and don’t mind handling meat.  However, a South African friend shared a Slow Cooker Oxtail recipe and she even pointed me in the direction of a local South African butcher. My husband loves Oxtail soup…

  • Slow Cooker Tomato and Basil Soup with Olive Bread

      Slow Cooker Tomato and Basil Soup with Olive Bread Recipe Type: Soup Cuisine: Slow Cooking Author: Mediocre Mum Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 3 hours Total time: 3 hours 10 mins Serves: 6 A lovely, easy to make soup using ripe tomatoes. Much better than the tinned variety and a lot less sugar.…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Boxing Day Hearty Vegetable Soup

    I’ve eaten so much I won’t have to eat again till 2013!  We didn’t have a turkey this Christmas as we’re only a small family of 3, we opted for beef,  so luckily we aren’t dealing with the ridiculous amounts of left over bird. However, on Boxing day we planned a day out, Geocaching and…