Vegetable soup

We had rather a lot of marrows in our food store... No one can actually remember if we grew them or bought them at Harvest festival! Also had a large home grown parsnip hanging around and some carrots, onions and pots..

Today B and I had colds and it was freezing. So I decided to make a heart warming veg soup. 

2tsp cumin seeds

1tsp coriander seeds

Bashed together in a pestle and mortar 

Helps if you don't drop the pestle and break it in two getting it out of the cupboard!

4 Onions chopped roughly 

Olive oil

Clove of garlic squished

Gently fried with spices til onions softened in bottom of a big saucepan. Grind in some black pepper. 

Parsnips chopped roughly

Carrots chopped smaller than parsnips

Potatoes chopped smallest

Stirred into pan and coat in oil and spices. 

1pint low salt veg stock

Marrow washed and chopped (skin left on)

Added stock bring pan to boil add the marrow as you chop it up. Added more water to cover. 

Simmered whole lot for 30-45mins until potatoes and carrots soft.

Blended together and served immediately. 

It was yum!