Quick Tomato Soup Recipe: This homemade tomato soup recipe is quick and easy to prepare. Try this Quick Creamy Tomato Soup recipe!

Quick Tomato Soup Ingredients

• 1 large can whole tomatoes
• 1 onion sliced
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp thyme
• 2 cups milk

How to Make a Quick Tomato Soup:

1. In a pan over medium heat melt butter and then add seasonings. Saute for one minute. Add whole tomatoes and milk.
2. Then put flout into small bowl and add enough warm water to make a thin paste.
3. Add flour mixture to milk stirring all the time and cook until thickened. Simmer gently for about 20 minutes over heat, stirring occasionally.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.

Vanilla custard or Sweet Vanilla Custard Sauce is a perfect accompaniment to hot desserts, cobblers and pies. A simple vanilla custard can be served hot or cold.

The serve eight, you will need 600ml (1 pint) full-fat milk, one vanilla pod or 1 tbsp vanilla extract, 6 large egg yolks, 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and 2 tbsp of cornfour.

1. Put the milk in a pan. Split the vanilla pod and scrape the seeds into the pan, then drop in the pod. If you’re using vanilla extrac, pour it in. Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat and leave to cool for 5 minutes.

2. Put the eggs yolks, sugar, and cornflour in a bowl and whisk to blend. Remove the vanilla pod from the milk and gradually whisk the warm milk into the egg mixture.

3. Rinse out the pan. Pour the custard back in the heat gently, whisking constantly, for 2-3 minutes. The mixture should thicken enough to coat the back of the wooden spoon in a thin layer. Remove the pan from the heat.

4. If your are not serving the custard immediately, pour it into a jug, Cover the surface with a round of wet greaseproof paper to keep a skin from forming, then cover eith clingfilm and chill. To serve hot, reheat very gently.

Recipe adapted from the Good Housekeeping Step-by-Step Cookbook

Fresh homemade Mint Sauce Recipe. And what goes well with mint sauce? Lamb, obviously! This mint sauce recipe is a classic in its own right, and it’s quick & simple to make.

Mint Sauce Recipe Ingredients

• 1 cup white vinegar
• 3 tbps chopped fresh mint
• 2 tbps boiling water
• 2 tsp white sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt

How to Make Mint Sauce:

1. Wash and dry mint. Remove stalks and chop very fine. Combine mint, salt and sugar in a bowl.
2. Then add boiling water. Set aside and when cold add vinegar. Pour into covered jar or bottle and shake well.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.