- 12 oz carrots (peeled and cut in to 2" lengths)
- 12 oz celeriac (peeled and cut in to 2" cubes)
- 12 oz leeks (peeled, washed, halved and cut in to 2" lengths)
- 1 large onion (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 6 oz parsnips (peeled and cut in to 2" lengths)
- 6 oz potatoes (peeled and cut in to 2" cubes)
- 3 bay leaves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3.75 pints of stock (vegetable, chicken or a combination of the two)
- I weighed and prepared the ingredients as described above and put them in a large Slow Cooker and simply left them cooking for about 6 hours.
- After it had cooled a little the soup was liquidised and is ready to eat or freeze. A swirl of cream or crème fraiche and a few chopped chives can be added when serving.
Back home I had time for lunch and twenty minutes with my head in a book* before I was out again. This time it was a trip over to the Dentist to have a 30 minute crown preparation appointment. I'm no great fan of the Dentist but I have to admit that it was nowhere near as bad as it sounds. The final fitting is scheduled for next week and that shouldn't be too bad either. The appointment took up a good chunk of the afternoon and the book and soup blending took up the remainder.
We then all had an early supper before we headed over to Warwick Arts Centre to see Steven Merchant on his Hello Ladies tour. I am mostly familiar with Merchant from his involvement in The Office and the occasional appearances with his writing partner Ricky Gervais. I say occasional as Gervais is one of the few people that has me reaching for the off button on the remote control as I find him intensely irritating. Consequently I was not particularly familiar with Mr Merchant. I have to say that he was absolutely brilliant. He was laugh out loud funny and his 6' 7" gangling frame gives him a naturally comedic appearance. His material was sharp and very well written and he had an amazing ability to engage with the audience and poke fun at himself.
It was a great night and I hope he does more solo work as I would definitely recommend him.
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* Sovereign by C J Sansom - not his best, but still very good
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