Farewell, Festive Fare!

Okay, so before we could start eating more healthily in earnest, we needed to use up the festive fare!  This was our New Year's Eve spread ... there were only three of us present! ... it took us three days to eat most of it, so we only threw away a very small amount.  Even that pained me, as I hate wasted food.  (Lesson learned here - don't make so damn much!!)

New Year's Eve - 2010

2011

Saturday 1st January - Eating up leftovers from the night before

Sunday 2nd January - Roast British pork in cider with stewed apples, roast potatoes, carrots, cabbage and cauliflower cheese.

Monday 3rd January - Lunch was homemade Celery & Stilton soup, with Hubby's homemade granary bread.  Delicious!

Tuesday 4th January - Lamb Tagine with aubergines and apricots, made in our brand new tagine pot!

V Celery & Stilton Soup

In a large, heavy-bottomed (lidded) pan, fry off a chopped onion and a load of celery stalks (leaves and all) in some sunflower/olive oil until beginning to soften.  Add some milk (or milk and water), freshly-ground black pepper and a little vegetable stock.  Bring to a fast simmer, then cover and lower the heat (try not to boil the soup) until celery is well cooked.  Turn off heat, add some grated Stilton (including the rind) and whizz in a blender.  Serve immediately, or allow to cool completely and freeze.

I also added a teaspoon of English mustard and a shake of paprika for a little background heat, but you could add anything you fancy.  Mess around with the quantities until you find your favourite combination.  Enjoy!