Sunday, May 18, 2014

Quick Cream of Mushroom Soup



 This deliciously quick and easy soup is the perfect starter for a dinner party or served as a light lunch with crispy ciabatta bread...

...Garnish with a mushroom slice, a swirl of cream and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.




Cream of Mushroom Soup

Serves 6
Prep time:  10 Minutes
Cooking time:  30 Minutes

30g butter
1 onion, finely chopped
5ml dried thyme or 10ml fresh
250g mushrooms, sliced
250g button mushrooms, sliced
900ml homemade chicken stock
250ml cream
1ml ground nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1.  Heat butter in a large saucepan, add onion and thyme, and sauté until onion is soft.
2.  Add mushrooms, stock and cream.  Bring to the boil and simmer for about 20 minutes.
3.  Liquidise the soup and return it to the saucepan.  Add nutmeg, season to taste, and heat well before serving.

Bon Appétit!

Praying your Sunday has been lovely and blessed dear friends!

Love,
Kelly-Anne

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Kelly-Anne!

You were wondering where my email address was on my blog, so I thought I would just give it to you here :)

It's anoblecalling@gmail.com

I'd love to be your pen-pal and I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Blessings to you,
Libby

Kelly-Anne said...

Dear Libby, thank you! I shall send you an email within the next few days! Much love, Kelly

Amber said...

Hi There!
What a lovely and simple looking soup! Mushrooms are suppose to be so healthy too! We just started making homemade cream of mushroom soup, else we always just bought it from a can! Homemade is always so much better!

I wanted to thank you for your very sweet and thoughtful comment - you are such a good blogging friend! I always appreciate your faithful commenting!

Have a blessed day, friend!
Amber

Kelly-Anne said...

Thank you for your sweet comment, Amber! I am honoured to be counted as your blogging friend - I always enjoy reading your blog and seeing what you've been busy with!

Much love to you and hope you have a blessed day too:-)

Blessings,
Kelly-Anne

Tane Hannah said...

Looks absolutely lovely, Kelly!
Listen, I got your emails, but I'm so sorry - things have been really busy, and so the blog designed has really slowed up. I can't promise I'll be done very soon, but I will try to speed up the process! Sorry!
Tane ♥

Kelly-Anne said...

Aw, Tane! No worries! I fully comprehend the busynes of life so please don't fret about it! I am more than happy to wait until you are freed up to begin again... Much love and hugs,
Kelly xxx

Unknown said...

YUMMM! Anyway I love your new blog design, it's amazing! The soup looks lovely! ♥☻
Grace xxx ♥

Brooke Jordan said...

I'll have to try this sometime!
xoxo,
Brooke Jordan

Pineapples & Daisies

Kelly-Anne said...

I hope you do, Brooke! Thank you for your comment:-)

Love,
Kelly

Kelly-Anne said...

Thank you, Grace! Your sister is doing a lovely job:-). Much love, Kelly xxx