Very Simple Blackberry Sauce

This is a really easy way to use your freshly-picked blackberries to make a delicious sauce. It can be frozen for later use.

Ingredients

Blackberries ( any quantity will do)

Honey ( or two tablespoons of sugar)

-Place your blackberries in a large saucepan with two tablespoons of honey or sugar.

-Heat gently until the blackberries begin to simmer. Remove from the heat and serve hot or leave to cool.

Recipe For Simple Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

Splash of vegetable oil

Knob of butter

A selection of root vegetables in any quantity

A tin of tomatoes ( optional)

2 Litres of Vegetable or Chicken Stock

2 or 3 bay leaves

– Chop your vegetables roughly; (you could use a food processor but sometimes I like to chop by hand and listen to Radio 4 .)

– Heat your oil gently and add a knob of butter.

– Gently sauté your vegetables for around 2 minutes, then place a lid over your saucepan and let cook until your vegetables begin to soften ( about 10 minutes)

– Add the stock and tomatoes ( if using) and simmer gently for around 20 minutes.

– Remove from the heat and blend using a hand blender ( or use a potato masher to squish the vegetables to a rough pulp)

Delicious !