I am a massive soup lover no matter the weather, but as it’s mid Winter, I think we will all agree that there is nothing like a big bowl of warm comforting soup to nourish your body and soul. They’re easy to make, and it’s just as easy to make it for 1 or 10 people, so I encourage you to double the recipe so you can freeze individual portions to have a quick ‘ready meal’ for a lazy night. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t make at least double a recipe for this very reason .... just call me batch cooking Queen.

I will share a few of my favourite soup recipes but here is Anna Jones’ Ribollita from what I consider to be a bit of a bible- the amazing vegetarian cookbook a ‘Modern Way To Eat’. I totally recommend this book to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike - she cooks beautiful and simple dishes that just happen to put veggies in the spotlight.

Ribollita is originally an Italian peasant meal so it’s very earthy and humble. Here’s her recipe which I urge you to try. It’s delicious, hearty but jam packed with tons of goodness from the kale and veggies while the beans make it filling enough for a satisfying dinner or lunch.