Poetics: Time for Soup!

Thanks Merrill for tonight’s tasty prompt @ #dversepoetspub. here are both my recipe for one of my favourite soups to have on cold days,. and a poem just for the prompt.

CHILLI ROOT SOUP

½ a large swede,

1 large sweet potato,

2 carrots,

1 medium Diced onion,

Veg stock cube,  ,

1.5 litre boiling water,

½ teaspoon ground ginger,

1 clove garlic,

½ teaspoon turmeric,

Black pepper and chilli flakes to taste.

Peel and chop the veg to equal size chunks.

Add all ingredients to slow cooker.

Cook until tender.

Liquidise until smooth and serve or freeze.

Makes 4 very good portions.

 © Rog leach 14/3/2021

Chilli root soup too.

Avoiding Chestnuts dropping,
BONK! BONK! BONK! On cycle helmet,
Fingers complain on cold handle bars,
Autumn chill setting inn,
Cold factory awaits me,
Hiding in misty valley.

Factory heating clonking,
CLONK, CLONK, CLONK, overhead,
Trying it’s best, Monday stammer
Splutter, stutter till lunch time,
Warm lunch awaits,
Hiding in steamy kitchen.

Kettle spewing steam,
PLONK, PLONK, PLONK into bowl,
Frozen soup chunks from flask,
Microwave busy warming,
Staff room waiting,
Me to sit and devour.

CHILLI ROOT SOUP.
© 10/10/2023 rog leach