99. French Onion Soup (L Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food 
Rating: 4/5 
Comment: Tasty enough onion soup - the first onion soup I've ever made and pleased enough with the result. This was a very easy recipe which suits the cold winter days. Photo to follow next time.
Use it again: Yes.
Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate cake, lemon& lime poppy seed cake,warm bramley apple pies, spicy chicken fajitas, roasted new Potatas&chorizo Bravas, cottage pie with rosti potatoes, tandoori chicken. 
Nice enough recipes from this book: Twister Bread, chocolate mousse, salmon in filo pastry with pesto, chicken tikka misala.
Recipes to avoid: Lamb Biryani.

71. Roasted tomato&basil soup (Rachel Allen - fave food for friends)

Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends 
Rating: 3.7/5 
Comment:  Lovely tasting soup. 
Use it again: Yes. 
Lovely recipes from this book: Cinnamon and orange/ginger Biscuits, Chocolate Roulade with raspberries and cream, apple pudding, rhubarb pudding, lemon tea cake, raspberry and honey mascarpone tart. french dressing, lemon tray bake.
Average but still nice: Sweet corn and coriander cakes with tomato salsa, maple roast parsnips, jane's biscuits, cauliflower and cheese soup, apple sauce.
Avoid: Chocolate fudge mousse, chocolate tart.

60. Carrot and Orange soup (Butler's Pantry)

The Butler's Pantry 
Rating: 4/5 
Comment: Very nice soup. Simple and quick and really wasn't expecting it to taste so good. 
Use it again:Yes.

 Only average other recipes from this book: Red thai curry.

25.Spicy white bean and chorizo soup

Kitchen Hero - Donal Skehan - link
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment:  Hearty, slightly spicy and tasty soup. Perfect on a cold day served with bread. A meal in itself. It does need the 2 tins of beans. This has become a regular.  
Use it again: Yes

 

19. Cauliflower and Cheese Soup

 Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends 
Rating: 3.5/5 

Comment:  Great soup for a cold day. I used 100ml more stock than suggested, although it does say you may need more. 
Use it again: Yes
Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate Roulade with raspberries and cream, apple pudding, rhubarb pudding.
Average: Sweet corn and coriander cakes with tomato salsa, maple roast parsnips, jane's biscuits
Avoid: Chocolate fudge mousse, chocolate tart.