Cauliflower and broccoli cheese is a favourite here, and if there any odd bits of veg needing to be used up - carrots, French beans, courgettes, they get thrown in too. Sometimes I sprinkle flaked almonds over the top with the grated cheese before putting under the grill. Now that is delicious!
Imperfect my favourite soup of all time is a lentil and bacon recipe in my ancient Good Housekeeping cookbook. This is the only soup I don't make in my soup maker, because I always use brown or green lentils and they need more than 21 minutes to cook! Here's the recipe if you're interested:
6 oz brown/green lentils
2.5 pints stock
1 clove garlic, skinned and crushed
1 clove
salt and pepper
7 oz lean bacon rashers, rinded and diced
8 oz can tomatoes
4 oz onions, skinned and chopped
1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced
2 tbsps lemon juice
Wash lentils and put them in a saucepan with the stock. Add the garlic, clove, salt, pepper, bacon, tomatoes and onion. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 1 hour, until the lentils and bacon are soft. Add the potatoes and cook for a further 20 minutes. Remove the clove, pour the soup into a sieve or electric blender and purée until smooth. Add the lemon juice and re-heat to serving temperature.