Watercress and Potato Soup

Yesterday, I made soup. The recipe I adapted is based around 100g of watercress, but Sainsbury’s sell it in 85g bags, so I’ve reworked it for two of those bags. This is a very tasty soup, and the recipe should make between 6-8 servings.

Chop 3 onions and fry off with a small splosh of olive oil in a large saucepan for 5ish minutes. Add 3 large potatoes, chopped (should be around 780g) and cook, covered for another 5 minutes. Chop the two 85g packs of watercress, and add with a litre of vegetable stock. Bring to the boil and cook until the potatoes are tender, which should take about 15 minutes.

Blend the mixture, while adding 500ml of semi-skimmed milk, a freshly grated nutmeg and some black pepper. Reheat to serve.

Sleepy Tea

I’ve not been sleeping that well lately. So as I was perusing my local ’superstore’, a Turkish operation selling all kinds of non-domestic branded goods, I was intrigued to come across this herbal tea. I’m assuming it’s the herbal tea equivalent of night nurse, as it’s got a moon and some stars on it, and it’s called Relax. It’s also 35% St. John’s Wort. It tastes just fine – kind of fresh, and herby, just like you’d expect from looking at the other ingredients (peppermint, lemon balm leaves, fennel seeds, valerian root and lavender flowers). I’m now just waiting to see if it has the desired effect.