Quick and easy Pumpkin-Potato-Soup with Feta Cheese

Cut pumpkin in pieces, peel potatoes and dice. Heat oil in a big pot, fry pumpkin and potato, than top with boiling water and cook until both are tender. You can add whatever spices you like, such as chilis or ginger. Drain, but save the cooking water!!! Blend potatoes and pumpkin and add cooking water to make a thicker or thinner soup, just as you like it best. Top with feta cheese and serve with bread.

Lentil-Soup with Wieners

Ingredients:
Lentils
(Spring-) Onion
stock-cubes
carrots
potatoes
pancetta
Wieners
Parsley
other veggies as you like (I had none, but leek would go well I think)


Preparation: Soak lentils overnight in cold water. The next day, drain and rinse. Fry diced onion and pancetta in a big pot in a bit of oil, add lentils and cover with boiling water. Add some stock-cubes and let simmer - you might check on package instructions for the lentils. I added the dices potatoes and carrots about 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking time of the lentils and the wieners about 5 minutes before the end. Throw in some parsley and/or other spices. Serve hot with bread (or add more potatoes to make it a complete meal). A dash of vinegar goes really well with this soup!

Soup with Minced-Meat, Leek, Cream Cheese and Potatoes

This is one of my favorite soups or stews!! I used to make it with one of those package-mixes until I decided that I did not need them anymore.

Ingredients:
450gr minced meat (beef)
4 leeks
about 1,2 - 1,5 l boiling water + broth/stock-cubes
400gr cream-cheese (a little less might do as well)
potatoes

Preparation:
Prepare the leek, cut into small pieces and wash. Fry minced meat in a bit of oil and add the leek, fry for another couple minutes. Add about 1,2 l boiling water and the amount of stock-cubes needed or the amount needed to satisfy your salt-taste-buds. Peel potatoes, cut into small pieces and throw in as well, let boil until the potatoes are cooked (you might need to add some more water). Add cream-cheese and stir in well.

You might want to cook the potatoes separately, the original recipe is without them. I think the soup would go great with rice or bread as well. I just added the potatoes to save on time and pots :-). Feel free to add more spices or salt.

I'm sorry that the picture does not look very inviting, but I assure you that the taste is fine!