A lovely hearty soup. I'd advise against using that much salt though! As has been said before, sauteeing an onion with garlic first and adding a little cayenne pepper really does give it the extra kick needed. Next time I'd probably use more cheese - perhaps a cup of parmesan. All in all a great base soup with bags of potential for experimentation. Tasty too!

Reviewed On: Jan. 6, 2007

A good and filling soup. I took the suggestion and only pureed half. I like some big chunks of potato in mine so I used large potatoes and also some baby new potatoes. I also cooked in some whole shallots to add a little zing - be sure to take these out though, a whole boiled shallot isn't too nice! :). Overall a tasty soup.

Reviewed On: Dec. 30, 2006

I changed this a little. First I made a base from 10 digestives and 6 ginger nuts with 85g/3oz butter in the blender and baked at 150c/300f for 10-15 mins. When mixing, I used the food processor for all the mixing of ingredients and the texture came out rather creamy and delicious. Also, I used an 8inch tray instead of a 10 inch one. This made the cheesecake really deep (SO much batter!) so I left the oven at 150 and cooked an extra 20-30 mins. I served it with chocolate powder sprinkled on top and some single cream. Everyone raved about this cheesecake. The extreme depth went down quite well all round. Even the smallest sliver was still a nice sized piece! I'll make this again.

Reviewed On: Dec. 30, 2006