Soups

In childhood I was fortunate to enjoy a wonderful variety of delicious soups, since my mother’s skills shone in this very creative area of cooking. I can still remember the anticipation of what might be on the stove by the time I came home from school. The alchemy of making soup lies in the combination of everyday vegetables, stock or water and possibly some meat, grains and pulses. Noodles also played a frequent role in those childhood soups - my favourites were the kosher egg noodles because they were soft and rich in flavour.