I have a recipe for the soup.. I think it is on here, but I just find that broccoli soup in particular does not blend well with the stick blender unless really overcooked.
You're welcome and thank you. I do find that sometimes my straight talking and inability to be anything other, lack of subtly and sense of humour causes me issues with people. They often simply don't know how to 'deal' with me or respond to my responses and usually take things the wrong way and I kind of feel like I am going through one of those periods at the moment. People are often simply misunderstanding what I am trying to say, meaning and well it makes life hard. I guess my lack of ability to interact with people on a 'actually seeing someone other than my OH' level at the moment is probably the issue. Even before the broken ribs. I only got out on a Saturday and that was to do with the shopping. I also find that me trying to be helpful is usually taken as a criticism when I never meant it to be. I guess I am a typical IT Engineer. Antisocial and find it difficult to relate to other people, dyslexic and left handed. It is only my love of the outdoors, wildlife and flora, travel, cycling, hiking, mountaineering, photography and cooking that keep me from being 100% typical of the IT engineers world. Oh, and knitting. How that happened I can only blame my Grannie. Actually I think I can blame cooking, fauna, flora, photography, the outdoors and knitting (plus sewing (I actually have a sewing machine and can use all the settings on it right down to zips and button holes, but don't tell anyone please!)) all on my Grannie! Oops missed gardening and allotments off that list.... OK I'm reaching the conclusion I need to be an IT Engineer who lives off grid and outdoors. I have the satellite broadband, capture rain water and grow my own veg. Loads of land... I have a couple of solar panels which can run the laptop at the minimum and can do the Dutch ovens, camp fires for cooking (not those desperately wasteful things that you see in the movies...) and build my own shelters if needed, though between you and I there are that many ants around here, I'll stick to a house. I can at least try to limit the number inside... OK - better stop hijacking this thread....