Thursday 24 January 2013

Bowled Over By Bridgewater



Soup Bowls



Zelenka BowlSissinghurst Castle BowlFlame Leaf Bowl


Ayaka BowlRiika BowlPalette-Sketch Bowl








Zelenka, £16.00, Sissinghurst, £14.00, Flame Leaf , £12.00  all from Anthropologie
Ayeka, £12.00, Riika, £8.00, Palette, £12.00 all from Anthropologie







Zinnias French BowlPolka Dot French Bowl





Zinnias, £19.95, Polka Dot, £17.95 both from  Emma Bridgewater






Elizabeth Cereal BowlHamilton Cereal BowlPainterly Floral Cereal Bowl





Elizabeth, £7.50,  Hamilton, £7.50, Painterly, £7.50 all from  Marks and Spencer


I spent some time yesterday with a fellow blogger, who was searching for some interesting soup bowls to display her homemade soups on her blog. We looked at a selection in John Lewis, which were fairly uninteresting and consequently we came away with none. Thinking about it this morning I remembered the wonderful china I had recently seen in Anthropologie - so this post is especially for Annabellelouise. I do hope she finds something to her taste ... and here are a few of my own ...
















I gave up taking photos at this stage when I realized that I had over twenty in this style (French soup bowl) alone and many more in different styles. These all come from my Emma Bridgewater collection and the bottom design is probably one of my favourites. (And ... no ... we really do not have soup very often)!

Soup is such a quick and easy thing to make that I am surprised that I rarely make it, however, when I do, my favourite would be cauliflower and bacon soup. If you have never tried it then these cold winter days are the perfect times to give it a try. It is deliciously creamy due to the natural properties of cauliflower and the bacon can be omitted for vegetarians.




Creamy Cauliflower And Bacon Soup
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ingredients:

1 Cauliflower
4 Rashers of bacon
Half pint milk
Double cream
Salt and pepper
Vegetable stock cube
A little grated cheese
Chopped herbs
Salt and pepper

Method:

Fry chopped bacon until brown and crispy
Put chopped cauliflower in a little water with the stock cube and cook until tender
Add the milk
When all is hot blend until smooth
Add a little cream to taste
Season to taste
Serve in a pretty bowl with the crisy bacon crumbled on top
A little grated cheese and a few herbs add to the taste and look
 













11 comments:

  1. I think I like ALL of those!! I make lots of soup in my slow cooker ... so I could try them all out for you xx He-He xx

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  2. love them .....wouldnt dare use them at the prices they are they would just be for show !!!

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  3. Berautiful bowls. I shall look at anthrpologie. Will try the soup. Looks delicious. I think one of my friends has been looking at your blog thinking it was mine. She asked me if I had been to NZ. Her daughter is there. She complimented your photos. Must get her to look at mine some time.

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  4. I am at a time of life where I have more china than is good for me but your photographs of simply "take me home" soup bowls have tempted me to seek some out. Linda buy them and use them, enjoy them, they will make even Heinz tomato soup a banquet.

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  5. I am at a time of life where I have more china than is good for me but your photographs of simply "take me home" soup bowls have tempted me to seek some out. Linda buy them and use them, enjoy them, they will make even Heinz tomato soup a banquet.

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  6. I really like the bowls, but I'd never dare use them. I frequently make soup, especially in the colder months (i.e., most of the year!) but I've never tried cauliflower and bacon. Next time I venture out to the shops I'll buy a cauliflower and give it a go.

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  7. Beautiful bowls, I love Anthropology....but I hate cauliflower

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  8. I love, love, love Anthropology. I get in trouble each time I go into that store.

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  9. The bowls have the approval of the 6 year old sitting next to me! x

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  10. Yup, you're right, it was very appropriate! I bought some pretty bowls, but due to my lack of decent photo taking locations, I mostly have to take photos from the top so you don't see them. I'm hoping if I get my idea of a place to take photos going forward works out, then I can show them off more!

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  11. But don't your bowls look fab on the dresser!

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