Soups are the ultimate comfort food. Light and refreshing in summer, hearty and soul-warming in winter, they’re a beautiful way to make the most of the season’s finest produce.
Whether you’re gathering ingredients from your own backyard or picking up a haul at the farmers’ market, soup is a simple, nourishing way to use what’s on hand. From a twist on the classic French Onion (yes, even the skins are put to good use) to unexpected flavour pairings, this collection includes old favourites and a few new ideas to try.
Soups are also a wonderful way to reduce waste, stretch a harvest, and turn leftover odds and ends into something satisfying. Many of the recipes are adaptable, so feel free to tweak depending on what’s in your fridge or garden.
These recipes are listed in A to Z order. If you’re after something specific, you can use the TAG menu on the right to filter by ingredient.
So grab a pot, simmer something slow, and enjoy the comfort that only a good bowl of soup can bring.
10 Savoury Ways with Pumpkin
If you’ve already enjoyed it mashed and roasted – check out ten of my favourite other ways to enjoy pumpkin ...
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Best ever Pumpkin Soup
Not only is this home-grown pumpkin, it also happens to be the most delicious pumpkin soup I’ve ever tasted so ...
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Broccoli & Squash Soup
I look back on my recent recipe posts and they are majorly SOUPS. For that I will not apologise! It ...
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Broccoli Chilli Chowder
Vegetable Chowder with a Kick This was my first time making a vegetable chowder, and I’m so glad I finally ...
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Buttercup & Ginger Soup
I adore winter soups and I get goosebumps when I get to make it home-made from home-grown vegetables. My little ...
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Cauliflower & Leek Soup
Two typically wintery vegetables makes one very tasty bowl of comforting soup. With crisp mornings and some dreary weather becoming ...
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Cauliflower Cheese Soup
A favourite side of mine now turned into a soup, Cauliflower Cheese Soup is simply hearty and delicious. Some days ...
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Courgette & Potato Soup
What to do with too many Courgettes? Daylight saving has nearly come to an end so, if you are reaching for ...
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Homemade Slow-Cooked Soup
The Humble Slow-Cooked Soup There’s something deeply satisfying about rediscovering the simple joy of a slow-cooked bowl of soup. It’s ...
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Homemade Vegetable Stock
Making your own vegetable stock makes perfect sense, as it has been for generations. I love old New Zealand cookbooks ...
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Kalette & Kikorangi Soup
Oh my! I think I have really excelled myself this time. The self imposed #5days5ways kalette challenge has just taken ...
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Kumara & Caramelised Onion Soup
Delicious enough to be served up in a cafe near you, Kumara & Caramelised Onion Soup (with a hint of ...
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Leek & Potato Soup
Leek and Potato soup is a winter classic. Whether you like it chunky or pureed smooth, the flavour is hard ...
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Mushroom & Roast Tomato Soup
Imagine a pile of sweet, roasted tomatoes buried in the centre of your bowl hidden beneath generous spoonfuls of mushroom ...
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Onion Skin Soup
SOOS! Save our onion skins! This is a nifty little recipe that embraces my ‘waste not’ philosophy and delivers a ...
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Prawn & Tuna Coconut Laksa
Bok Choy grows relatively quickly in the scheme of things, just 12 weeks from garden to plate…and one of the ...
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Stout Beef Stew
Good old stout beer. Infused in a gravy stew, it’s hard to beat. My Englishman is adorable. He’s grateful for ...
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Veggie Stew & Dough-Boys
I’ve recently rediscovered just how good a traditional old-fashioned vegetable stew can be, especially when it comes with dough-boys. Those ...
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Watercress Soup
After a trip to the Avondale Markets my arms were laden with fresh herbs and watercress. Lunch was to die ...
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