Replace water with chicken stock, or add 2 tsp chicken stock paste and reduce salt.

Select a mature squash for a more aromatic and sweeter flavor.

For best results and to avoid crushing ingredients or getting ingredient spirals tangled in the blade, it is recommended to use fruit and vegetables with a diameter of 5 cm. The minimum length for ingredients processed with Spiralizer should measure approximately 5 cm, while the maximum length processed should measure approximately 11 cm.

Drizzle noodles with oil to avoid sticking after step 1.

To make your own bread crumbs: cube 5 oz day old bread. Place bread cubes into mixing bowl and grate 15-30 sec/speed 7 . If you don't have day old bread, dry the bread in the oven

Garnish with chopped aromatic herbs, croutons, toasted seeds, a drizzle of cream or extra virgin olive oil.

You can use frozen monkfish and prawns, allowing them to defrost first.

This delicately flavoured soup would be equally at home on the table of a fine restaurant, as a starter at a dinner party, or as a lunch served with crusty bread. You can substitute smoked mackerel or kippers for the Arbroath Smokie if you wish - all are oily fish which are rich in vitamins A and D and omega-3 fatty acids.

Depending on the brand, red curry paste may vary in intensity and saltiness. Adjust salt to taste.

Search Cookidoo® for homemade Chicken Stock Paste in The Basic Cookbook.

"Eierstich”, or savoury egg custard, is a traditional German garnish for clear soups, and is often served in “Hochzeitssuppe” (wedding soup). Added to the smooth and tasty spinach and potato soup in this recipe, the melt-in-your mouth egg custard transforms the dish into a rich treat that children and grown-ups alike can enjoy as a starter or main dish.

To make your own Chicken stock paste and taco seasoning, refer to the recipes on Cookidoo®.

The potato – one of the world’s most important staple foods. And no one grows them better than the Irish! The bacon added here gives this creamy soup a rich flavour, making it an extra comforting meal.

You can find cans of chipotle chillies in adobo sauce in specialty food stores, some major supermarkets in the international food aisle and online.

Use the fajita seasoning recipe from the Tex-Mex Cookbook or use a store-bought version.

Try this smooth soup with your favourite ingredients to make it your own. Freeze soup in portions for easy defrosting and reheating later.

Garnish with chopped green onions or garlic chives.

To make your own chicken stock: remove meat from bones. Place bone pieces into mixing bowl. Add 1450 g water , 1 bay leaf, ½ onion, cut into pieces, 1 carrot, sliced (1.5 cm.) and 2 celery sticks, sliced (1.5 cm.), place simmering basket onto mixing bowl lid and cook 30 min/100°C//speed 1 .

Recipe inspired by Denia Matias, Thermomix® Independent Consultant, Florida.

To replace canned black beans with dried: place 10 oz rinsed black beans and 30 oz water into mixing bowl, place simmering basket onto mixing bowl lid and cook 60 min/212°F/speed 1 . Remove simmering basket and set aside. Drain before using in recipe.

Garnish with aromatic chopped herbs, croutons, toasted seeds and a drizzle of cream or extra virgin olive oil.

Lentils and beans can be cooked in advance: Place 120 g dried lentils, 120 g dried beans, ½ tsp salt and 1200 g water in mixing bowl, cook for time indicated on packet/100°C/speed 1 . Drain in Varoma dish and use.

For a more textured soup, decrease blending time in step 4, or omit blending altogether.