Temperature: 16 deg C
As the weather’s still cool and we’re in undershirts, sweaters and socks, I’ve been cooking soups almost every day. Here’s one I’d “created” by dumping what’s left in the fridge into the slow cooker. I swear the slow cooker’s “a magic pot” because ANYTHING you cook in it turns out delicious!
INGREDIENTS
1 stalk celery* – cut into half lengthwise, then cubed
1 slice pumpkin – cut into cubes
1-2 tbs wolfberries
1/2 a chicken (preferably free-range) or pork bones
METHOD:
- Slow cooker – Place everything into the slow cooker, fill up with water just about 2 inches above contents and turn on “medium” switch, which means the soup will be ready in 3 hours.
- Stove – After placing everything into a pot, fill up with water just about 2 inches above the contents. Bring the soup to a boil on medium heat and then lower down to simmer slowly for about 1-2 hours. Be sure to check that the celery isn’t overcooked! The celery should still have a nice, green tint to it.
I was typing something out when the aroma of the boiling soup reached my corner of the room – mmm, did it smell wonderful! Gonna cook this tomorrow 
*Celery leaves are the flavourful part of the plant, esp for soups!
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Looks great for both adults and kids alike. Problem is, I don’t quite fancy celery, and the celery leaves much less! But I’ll definitely boil it this weekend for my boys. Thanks for the recipe!
this looks good. my son loves soup. will try it one time when i have celery in stock.
Love this dish. Looks like real mixture too, ha ha. Bet its delicious.
Have fun, Lee.
I tried this over the weekend – I love it! I ran low on kei chi so threw in 8-10 red dates. Thanks again.
Whoisbaby – Have you tried it yet? It’s really nice.
Uncle Lee – Thanks for being so cheery! Your zest for life certainly lifts me up
Paik Ling – You’re welcome
Glad you like it. Soups are my comfort food, you know (other than chocolates!!!)
Never tried pumpkin with wolfberry. The soup sure are tasty sweet. But too bad Jonathan dislike pumpkin nowadays.
Julie – Wow…your Jonathan is quite picky too eh? I’ll just take the “rejected” foods off the menu for a month or so and try them again later…
I tried cooking this early this week, and it was simply heavenly! I used a regular pot though, and cooked it in the morning. By lunch time, it was all nice and fragrant and the kids just had it with their rice for lunch. My boy even ate the pumpkins, which he loved!!
Thanks for a simple and yummy tasting recipe – more like these, please!!!
giddy tigress – You love the smell too, eh? I’m happy to hear that he’s trying a new vegetable
Ahh…I would love to try and share more recipes but the stats show that this is definitely NOT a food blog. My fingers are itching to start a cooking blog hahaha…