Posts from — January 2010

For a change I thought I’d do a little review of a tin of soup. Yes, this blog is typically about cheffing and cooking from fresh, but be honest if you fancy something hot for lunch, making homemade soup is a little time consuming.

I needed a bowl of hot soup to warm me up so I paid a visit to our pantry – yes, we really do have a pantry! There were a few tins of soup including cream of tomato and the one I went for – Sainsburys be good to yourself, Tomato & 3 Bean soup.

As a healthy option the soup has less than 1% fat, but as I had wholemeal toast with butter I kind of negated that just a little. Normally I wouldn’t choose products from a low fat range because sometimes they’re low taste too.

A few short minutes in the microwave while the bread toasted in my beloved Dualit and I had a hot bowl of soup ready. Toast buttered and the addition of some ground black pepper for seasoning and I’m ready to eat.

So how did it taste? Pretty good actually to be honest. Obviously there’s a tomato taste and the beans give the soup a bit of substance. I enjoyed the hint of spicyness that the soup had – the ingredients do include chilli seasoning and green peppers.

As the weather is forecast to be cold and frosty I might just treat myself to some more. The improved and extended Be Good To Yourself range is available in Sainsburys stores and also online.