Tomato & red pepper soup

I wanted to make an easy lunch-time soup that I knew the kids would eat....they both like tomatoes & red peppers so I went for that and it was a big hit.

Tomato & red pepper soup

• 1 large onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 red pepper
• 2 tins tomatoes
• sprinkling of mixed herbs
• black pepper

I roughly chopped the onion & garlic and sauteed them in a large pan with a bit of olive oil until they softened. I then added the red pepper, again roughly chopped, followed by the tinned tomatoes. (As I used plum tomatoes, I roughly chopped them with a knife once they were in the pan).

I then added some mixed herbs and black pepper and allowed it all to simmer away for around 20 mins.

Once it had cooled a bit, I blended it till smooth in my food processor.

I served it with a swirl of cream, some chopped basil and French baguette - yum!!

Chewy white chocolate & cinnamon cookies

Made these delicious white chocolate chip & cinnamon cookies on Saturday with the help of my 3 year old. They were so easy to make and made the kitchen smell really Christmassy.

White chocolate chip & cinnamon cookies

The recipe said 100g of white chocolate chips but I probably only put in about 70g - just cause that was looking enough - and they worked out just right.

The one thing I have to remind myself when cooking biscuits is that they always look a bit under cooked when they come out of the oven. I'm often tempted to leave them in the oven a bit longer but if I do they become too hard when cooled!