This Hearty Paprika Soup with Carrot and Zucchini is a real family favourite. This soup is robust and satisfying enough to serve as a main meal with gloriously thick chunks of bread or equally well placed when served as a appetiser, dressed up with a few tasty garnishes. It has a deep, smoky paprika flavour and comes loaded with plenty of vegetables.
It was strangely humid around me yesterday, but today I definitely detected a whiff of autumn in the atmosphere. In fact, newsflash: I was vaguely cold today, for just a few moments. I’ve not been chilly in England for quite some time.
When we get to this time of year something changes in me. I know we are on a downhill and fastmoving track to December, but I don’t mind. Before we get to the final chapter of the year, we get to enjoy all of the bounties that autumn brings our way. Of course, I’m not just talking about stockpiles of apples or the vivid displays of colour that will appear on our trees very soon. Those, along with numerous festivities the world over, are all welcome autumn treats. Unsurprisingly, I’m also thinking about the food options that the colder autumnal weather brings our way. It’s time to break out the baking spices. It’s time for pie and stews – with a few dumplings if I’m very lucky. And it’s unquestionably time for soup. …
