Quick & easy hot-and-sour chicken noodle soup

Keep tasting the broth and add as much chilli and rice vinegar as you like to get the right balance of flavours

Creamy mushroom soup

Use porcini and wild mushrooms to make this rich and creamy soup that makes a filling yet light supper for cold nights. Serve with croutons and chives

Pumpkin soup

Whip up this easy pumpkin soup as a starter for a dinner party or a light supper when you need a bit of comfort – it has a lovely silky texture

Miso chicken & rice soup

Ditch the noodles and try a healthy Japanese ramen with rice, flavoured with miso, soy, mirin and spring onions

Pea & mint soup

A superhealthy starter or snack that's great hot or cold

Shortbread recipe

Bake these classic shortbread biscuits to wow a crowd. You only need four ingredients, but you can mix it up with lemon or orange zest, or try adding chopped pistachios

Egg drop chicken noodle soup

These quick and healthy noodles make the ideal midweek staple

Perfect scrambled eggs recipe

Learn how to make perfect scrambled eggs with this easy recipe. A quick breakfast packed with protein, courtesy of Bill Granger.

Creamy spinach soup

The lovely, leafy spinach in this recipe makes for a flavoursome and intriguing bright-green soup

Spring greens & gammon soup

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This rustic broth is deliciously meaty and worth cooking a gammon for, or using up leftover ham

Cauliflower, saffron & smoked haddock soup

A delicious cauliflower and haddock chowder-like soup – serve as a main or a starter

Broccoli soup with crispy croutons & goat’s cheese

For an ideal lunch or starter, try this warming broccoli soup