Soups & starters

Sweet potato soup is one of the most naturally beautiful soups you can make — a vivid, deep orange colour that looks spectacular in a …

Parsnip soup is the soup that wins over parsnip sceptics. The vegetable that divides opinion when roasted or boiled becomes something almost universally loved in …

Chicken noodle soup has a reputation as the soup you make when someone is unwell — and that reputation is entirely deserved. A clear, golden, …

Butternut squash soup is the soup that converts people who think they do not like soup. Velvety smooth, naturally sweet, warmly spiced, and a colour …

Celeriac is one of those vegetables that looks completely uninviting and tastes completely wonderful. Knobbly, rough-skinned, and awkward to peel, it sits in the vegetable …

Every October, pumpkins appear everywhere — in shops, in gardens, on doorsteps. Most of them end up carved and then thrown away, which is a …

Carrot and parsnip soup is one of those combinations that makes complete sense the first time you try it. Carrots bring a bright, clean sweetness …

There are recipes that take hours and there are recipes that take ten minutes and taste like they took hours. Mary Berry’s smoked salmon pâté …

Parsnips are one of those vegetables that reward patience and heat in a way that makes them almost unrecognisable from their raw state. Raw, they …

Carrot and coriander soup is one of those soups that manages to be deeply comforting and also genuinely bright and vibrant at the same time. …