Quick & easy hot-and-sour chicken noodle soup

Keep tasting the broth and add as much chilli and rice vinegar as you like to get the right balance of flavours

Creamy mushroom soup

Use porcini and wild mushrooms to make this rich and creamy soup that makes a filling yet light supper for cold nights. Serve with croutons and chives

Pumpkin soup

Whip up this easy pumpkin soup as a starter for a dinner party or a light supper when you need a bit of comfort – it has a lovely silky texture

Miso chicken & rice soup

Ditch the noodles and try a healthy Japanese ramen with rice, flavoured with miso, soy, mirin and spring onions

Pea & mint soup

A superhealthy starter or snack that's great hot or cold

Egg drop chicken noodle soup

These quick and healthy noodles make the ideal midweek staple

Creamy spinach soup

The lovely, leafy spinach in this recipe makes for a flavoursome and intriguing bright-green soup

Spring greens & gammon soup

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This rustic broth is deliciously meaty and worth cooking a gammon for, or using up leftover ham

Cauliflower, saffron & smoked haddock soup

A delicious cauliflower and haddock chowder-like soup – serve as a main or a starter

Broccoli soup with crispy croutons & goat’s cheese

For an ideal lunch or starter, try this warming broccoli soup

Chilli con carne soup

This is a soupy version of a classic chilli – kept mellow so children can enjoy it too

Thai basil pork stir-fry

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

This recipe is inspired by the spicy and savoury Thai favourite pad kra pao. You can adjust the amount of chillies to suit your taste