Soup season has started

Yes sadly, we have said goodbye to our (short and premature) summer.

Now the temperatures are dropping down and it is getting dark too early, we all want nice, warm, comfort food and one of my favorite is soup, and what is better than soup? Homemade soup!

I was going through this month's good food magazine and saw this delicious recipe of parsnip soup.

To make a big pot, all you need is heat 25g of butter in a large saucepan, add 600g of peeled parsnip cut in chunks, one chopped onion and because my boyfriend hates celery, I replaced it by 400g of mushrooms.

Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

Sprinkle a tablespoon of curry powder, stir, then cover the pan and cook over a very low heat for 15 minutes.

Add one litre of veggie stock and bring to simmer, then cover again and cook gently for 30 minutes.

Blend the mixture, and reheat gently, stir in 200g creme fraiche.

I did not season as I thought it was already well flavored, especially with the curry powder.

They also suggested to add olive oil and coriander, so up to you!

I have made quite a few soups and I must say, this is so far my favorite!!

See below a poor quality photo of the result :-)

Climbing the O2

On a crispy sunny Saturday 29th September, we headed to the O2 in North Greenwich to climb its roof!

I must say we were happy the weather was good as we couldn't imagine being a nice experience in the rain.

After checking in, filling a form that basically says if anything happens they would not be responsible and a quick cheesy video explaining the climb, we were ready to go.

We put on a climb suit and harness and after following the instructions from the guide, we were on the roof!

I must say it was steeper than I thought but with my french alps legs, it wasnt so difficult.

Took us about an hour to climb up and down and stop at the top for beautiful view of the Docklands and beyond.

While we were admiring the views and taking photos, the guide gave us a few interesting facts, one that surprised me if that apparently, the Thames is so clean these days that there are now sea horses in the river!

I would definitely recommend to anyone!

After the climb, we took the Emirates flight aka the cable cars crossing to the Thames to the Excel center before heading back to the city.

It takes less than 10 minutes to cross the river and again, a great opportunity to gaze at the beautiful city.