Millie Maler, DPhil Candidate, AstrophysicsA third year graduate student at Christ Church reading for a DPhil in Astrophysics, last year Millie took astrophysics tutorials at Exeter College. In her spare time, she says, her favourite hobby is definitely baking cakes – closely followed by making mischief. For grey autumn days, she recommends this simple vegetable soup with rice.Vegetable Soup and Rice12 Tomatoes
3 Bell Peppers
2 cloves garlic
5 small onions
2 pints vegetable stock
50g rice
Handful of chopped basil
Small pot of creme fraiche1 Preheat oven to almost as hot as it will go
2 Rinse all the vegetables off under running water and peel the onions and the garlic.
3 Bake in the oven for about 15-20 mins or until all the vegetables have hints of brown all over them removed from the oven and put on the kettle, then stick it all in a blender
4 Add the chopped vegetables to a large pot on the stove top, put on Medium heat, add 2 pints of boiling chicken or vegetable stock. Add the rice and serveWineA good bottle of rosé will go well with this soup – as will a full bodied red. Try Tesco’s ‘Finest’ range – especially their Cote de Province reds.
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