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Carrot, Parsnip and Thyme Soup.
Food, Recipe Tara Gladstone Food, Recipe Tara Gladstone

Carrot, Parsnip and Thyme Soup.

The secret to this is having a really delicious rich vegetable stock. This will give the soup a deep textured flavour. The ideal is to make your own, but if you can’t, be sure to choose a good quality one. Carrots and parsnips go beautifully together as roast vegetables and they work equally well as complimentary flavours in this soup.

This serves four, but you can double up the quantities and freeze the rest.

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Pesto or Pistou?
Food, Recipe Tara Gladstone Food, Recipe Tara Gladstone

Pesto or Pistou?

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a bit of a nerd about etymology and the origins and history of words and how their use and meaning gets changed and corrupted over the years and across continents.

Therein lies the root and inspiration behind this article.

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