This week an icy “polar blast” from Antarctica has swept up
the country, bringing snow to many places and colder temperatures to everyone.
The last few days it has given us heavy frosts in the
morning, but yesterday (and forecast for today) is fine and sunny even if it is
still cold. I can handle frosts when they
are followed by a nice day!
There is one advantage to cold weather and that is being
able to really enjoy a steaming bowl of hot soup.
Homemade Minestrone Soup
Soup makes the perfect lunch meal with a few Toast Soldiers on the side. Hearty and warming, it is hard to beat on a cold winter’s day.
(Apologies to all those suffering the intense heat of summer
at the moment – soup would be the last thing you want to think about!)
Have a happy week,
Margaret 😊
I live in melbourne australia and we are stuffing the same weather
ReplyDeleteThe sunny days do make up for it
Stay warm and enjoy that sun through your windows
Frost here as well with sunny days.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy that lovely soup.
We are enjoying salads these days. Soup season will happen here soon enough. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteNo frost here in Mauritius. Last week we had temps down to +11C (51.8F) on the plateau, which is cold for a tropical island. Usually high humidity too, which makes it feel colder than it is. This time of the year I'm wearing wool clothes.
ReplyDeleteF loves minestrone, but for our season the soup has been gazpacho (with watermelon in it for a twist). How is you 'make some different meals' resolve going? F does that too - she made dome zucchini and ricotta fritters last night - look a bit like meat patties, smell like rabbit food. Where's the meat mum? xxx Mr T
ReplyDeleteOh, you reminded me of a man I knew years ago - he flatly refused to eat salad because it was "only fit for rabbit food!"
DeleteThat's me in summer all year at 32 C in Malaysia. But, we do take hot soups very often as we find it nutritious. In fact I am cooking lotus root soup with carrots, golgi berries and dates in a slow cooker now for tonight's dinner. Your minestrone soup looks delicious and we get ours in cans! Glad I found your blog to see what's life like in NZ.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like an interesting soup. I had hot miso soup once, when travelling and the weather was extremely hot, and found it very refreshing.
DeleteWelcome to my blog :) xx
Loving these frosty but fine days - and now I have heating, it's not quite so tortuous! Between a good heater and having the dehumidifier running, life is a lot more comfortable and not quite so 'character building' as the previous few weeks had been. Not looking forward to the power bill though :).
ReplyDeleteStay safe
Blessings
Maxine
Oh, Maxine. Character building is fine for the young ones, but give me warmth and comfort LOL. Although I hope your power bill is not too horrendous, I hope more that you will stay warm to look after your health. Hugz, Mxx
DeleteHomemade soup is one of life's great treats.
ReplyDeleteLove a bowl of soup in the cooler months, we have homemade soup most days. It's sunny here today for a change, so far we are having a wet summer.
ReplyDeleteGrinnnn... Nope, no soup. But it would be nice, if you could send us some of that _frost_!!! How delightful that would be, right now!!! -smile-
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Soup Days!
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Toast Soldiers 😁 Only 15C here, this is no summer... again... I´d be in for your soup! xx
ReplyDeleteWE are warm here, 83 right now and climbing:) Stay warm I like soup in winter also!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks good. We have soup at least once a week all through the year. I find it's one way to "eat our vegetables".Your frosty mornings have a definite appeal to me these days although thankfully today it is cooler than it has been.
ReplyDeleteYum
ReplyDeleteLa sopa se ve sabrosa. Un beso.
ReplyDeleteI am one of those people that loves doupnany time of year! However, Roger does not.
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