Cream of Tomato Soup

Ingredient

• 600gm tomatoes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 cups chicken stock
• salt & pepper to taste
• 100ml cream

Method

1. Mark a small cross in the base of each tomato. Place the tomatoes in boiling water for 1-2mins. Drain away water and remove skin. Chop roughly.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Saute garlic and onion for 5 mins or until onion is soft.
3. Add tomato and tomato paste, simmer for 5mins. Add stock, salt & pepper, simmer for another 10mins. Cool.
4. In a blender, process the soup in batches until mixtuer is smooth. Return soup to the pan and heat up. Add cream and stir to mix on low heat, do not boil. Serve hot.

Banana & Oat Muffins

Recipe adapted from Kevin Chai's Easy Muffin and Cakes

Ingredient

• 80gm butter, melted
• 80gm sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 beaten egg
• 3 tbsp soy milk
• 150gm mashed banana
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 130gm plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 90gm grounded rolled oats

Method

1. Combine butter, sugar, salt, egg, banana and vanilla essence together.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and soda. Stir in rolled oats.
3. Fold in butter mixture into flour mixture until just combined.
4. Spoon batter into cup cases and bake in preheated oven at 180 deg cel for 25 mins.