Lovely veggie soup

The bean and chicken casserole went down a storm last night. I have put some aside for tomorrow as Tony is off to the footie straight from work. I served it with mixed veggies and gorgeous curly kale fresh from the garden. For my lunch today I made a pan of soup. It is a really simple but tasty one.  I fried a finely chopped onion in some rapeseed oil.  I chucked in some turmeric and  chilli powder then  I ground a few black peppercorns and a clove and added this too.  The smell was lovely as the spices toasted on the bottom of the pan.  I added a chopped courgette and a jug full of mixed frozen cauli. broccoli. carrots and peas and about a pint of water.  I cooked it for a few minutes and threw in half a veggie stock cube.  Once the veggies were tender I whizzed it with my stick blender and then added a tin of chick peas. I needed to add a touch of salt then turned it off  and let it sit for an hour. I have had a bowl of it for lunch and it was absolutely yummy. There is enough left for my tea tonight and lunch tomorrow.  I have no objection whatsoever to eating the same thing for several meals