My Cream of Broccoli Soup

Easy to make, healthy & filling and best of all, it takes almost no time at all to prepare!

Ingredients

* 1,5 - 2 litres of water
* 2 large broccoli flower heads
* 2 carrots
* 2 parsley roots
* 1 small celery root
* a handful of rinsed green lentils
* garlic (the amount depending on your preference)
* half a red pepper
* half a yellow pepper
* allspice
* nutmeg (I used a lot!)
* basil


To garnish:

* roasted sunflower seeds
* ripe chopped avocado
* grated cheese
* freshly ground pepper
* fresh parsley

Optional:
homemade croutons and greek yoghurt

Preparation:

Wash all the vegetables well. Put in a large pot.
Pour the boiling water in, add the spices and cook for about 30 minutes.
Blend.
Garnish with grated cheese, sunflower seeds, avocado, fresh parsley and ground pepper.
Enjoy!

It's really a no muss, no fuss dish :-)

Chocolate Mountain

A very easy to make dessert.
One that you can keep in your freezer ready to bake when unexpected guests come to visit or when you crave a special treat ;-)


Ingredients:
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 200 g dark chocolate (70% cacao)
- 100 - 150 g sugar (brown or dark Muscovado)
- 4 eggs
- 4 sp flour

Preparation:

1. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a hot steam bath. Set aside to cool.

2. Beat the eggs with sugar.

3. Add the eggs to the chocolaty mixture - make sure it isn't too warm - you don't want to make scrambled eggs!

4. Stir in the flour.

5. Butter up 6 ramekins and fill with the mixture.

6. Cover with aluminum foil and freeze for 2 hours.

7. Bake in an 180 C oven for approximately 20 minutes.

* As ovens vary you may want to adjust the time of baking - you want to make sure that the inside stays gooey and the cakes are oozing with warm chocolaty filling as you dig in with your spoon :-)

8. Serve warm. Add your favourite toppings and eat up:-)

This is a very rich dessert cake and it goes best with ice cream - my favourite combination is coffee flavoured ice cream plus a topping of warmed up raspberries or fresh strawberries - no sugar added.

Enjoy!