Okay so the cabbage soup is often just associated with the cabbage soup diet. But you don’t have to be on a diet to enjoy it!

This time I had a go with a salad. I thought to myself how nice tomatoes, peppers, celery, onions and other salad things are in a soup. Instead of eating way more than you should on Christmas Day instead save some extras and have this soup the day after. Or if you have loads of leftovers freeze it. With a soup maker its like boiling in a pan so anything you would boil in a pan can be cooked in a soup maker.

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If you are new to soup makers, then note that they are referred to in the UK as a soup kettle meaning that they look similar to a kettle. Or when you look at the Morphy Richards Soup Maker, this is exactly what you think. This parsnip soup was thanks to some leftover parsnips in the supermarket and is super tasty and so creamy.

I just so, so love lentil soup in the soup maker. You can mix and match spices, you can make it on cold days and the ingredients are so simple. I also love some air fryer pumpkin seeds to sprinkle on top. This is a favourite of mine and so easy to make. Plus, you don’t just have to make it during beer season in October. Adding a little curry powder to a regular soup recipe can make all the difference. This curried lentil soup is a spicy twist on my tomato and lentil soup. If you have not tried cauliflower soup yet then you must. It is so creamy and light it is like perfectly baked muffins. You will fall in love with this soup maker minestrone soup. Its so easy to prep and make in the soup maker and it makes good portion. You can also freeze the leftover minestrone soup or use it as part of some meal prep.Update:As time goes on, I discover new ones, and continue to write my own! I added my latest to the list ( New England Soups from the Sea) and also discovered an old gem of a soup cookbook ( The Soup Book). So now we’re at twelve!

I have used soup makers for many years, and I have found that you get what you pay for. The cheap Morphy Richards Soup Maker doesn’t hold much soup and breaks easily (I replaced mine 3 times), yet the Ninja Soup Maker and Cuisinart are the BEST. Who’s the author? Featuring soups from Raymond Blanc, Dan Barber and Alice Waters, The Soup Book is a collection of recipes from some of the world’s most acclaimed chefs and cooks. Put together by DK Publishing and food writer and celebrity chef, Sophie Grigson. You can also make the famous French onion soup bread in the air fryer whilst the soup cooks in the soup maker.Though if you are looking for a machine for soup kettle recipes, the Morphy Richards one is your best. What NOT To Put In A Soup Maker? Normally in the Milner house, I will come across a new kitchen gadget and then have to convince Chef Dom why we need it and then I will go and get it and hopefully he will stop rolling his eyes (at me getting yet another one) when he sees how amazing it is.

Heat up and blend and then you then have a delicious creamy soup that will remind you of Christmas. Now this came to me after the recipe that I did for #13 and it was all about what else I could deconstruct. This is interesting. In the USA the soup maker is just not as popular as it is in the UK. I put this down to the fact that in the US they love to make soup in the slow cooker or via the instant pot and I do this too but also have a soup maker. This is my first ever winter eating pumpkin so it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t include some pumpkin soup. But put it into a soup and then all these flavours come alive. Plus if you have teenagers that hate salad then this a new way to introduce salad to them.Do you love leek and potato soup? I do and I just love the creaminess of it and dunking some crusty bread into the bowl. Especially on a cold winters day when it is raining outside. That is because they are brilliant at making blenders, so it feels like you have a much higher quality blender with the soup maker. Take the leftovers from your roast dinner, Christmas or even Thanksgiving and throw them all in the soup machine.