Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

My gosh this has a kick!

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Based strongly on this recipe.

Ingredients

Healthy oil of your choice (I went a small amount of coconut oil)

1 red chilli chopped - keep seeds if you want it spicy
3 garlic gloves, crushed
1 tsp paprika
1 large pinch cumin seeds
1 tsp chilli powder

1 medium butternut squash peeled and cubed
1 medium potato, peeled and cubed
2 carrots chopped
2 celery sticks
1 large onion

1.5 pints chicken or veg stock

Follow instructions from BBC Good Food website!

Salmon Cracker Lunch

Smoked salmon on dark ryvita crackers with garlic and herb light philadelphia cream cheese, sliced cucumber, sliced apple, salad with a tablespoon of dressing - olive oil, balsamic vinegar and grainy mustard. Healthy - seriously delicious. 

Salmon Fillet

Salmon is super easy and super healthy - I've gotten very into salmon because of how easy it is to cook. I place the salmon fillet on a piece of foil, squeeze a slice of lemon over it, wrap it into a parcel and shove it in the oven at 180 centigrade - fan oven.
New potatoes obviously just need boiling, though I am just having the salmon with veg nowadays, broccoli and carrots, and I steam my veg to retain nutrients!

Mushroom Leek Quinoa

I follow Gwyneth Paltrow's advice when it comes to cooking quinoa:

Rinse the quinoa thoroughly and place it in a pot set over high heat with the water and a pinch of salt. Bring the quinoa to a boil, lower the heat, cover the pot, and cook until all the liquid is absorbed and the quinoa's germs and looks like lots of little spirals, 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the heat off, place a dry paper towel (I use kitchen roll) between the pot and the lid, and let the quinoa sit for at least 5 minutes before giving it a fluff with a fork.

Instead of a pinch of salt I use vegetable stock to give it a bit of flavour. I fried the mushroom and leek in a little coconut oil then just added them together. Boom. It was super tasty. Better warm than hot by a long shot though.