For years, I made soup in a machine without a saute function. For the best results, I would fry onions, garlic, and some vegetables in a little oil in a separate frying pan to enrich the flavour. What I love about this recipe is that it uses stale bread, toasted in the oven and each cube soaks up all the flavours.

Donna Currieis an expert on all things food, from desserts and cookbooks to cooking gadgets. She's the author of her own cookbook," Make Ahead Bread,"and loves to test out her favorite kitchen gadgets and appliances. She also has an extensive blog where she details these recipes.

It's full of soy mince, herbs, spices, tomatoes and other vegetables and is perfect for a low-fat Slimming World diet.

A delicious broccoli soup maker recipe that's topped with a simple homemade pesto and cheese to stir in at the end. Inspired by Lorraine Pascale, but adapted for Slimming World, it's one of those soups where you can drink it all up (all to yourself) Or, you can buy my eBook(below)where they're allin one place with a few more secret ones thrown in!Don't be fooled by the title! This healthy kale, cheese and bread was adapted by the late and great Antonio Carluccio. Cooking all of these soups will absolutely work in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot and take more than half the time to make! A cost-saving option might be to rent a cotton candy maker. Party stores that rent out chairs, tables, bounce houses, and similar items usually have cotton candy machines on offer. If you only want cotton candy for a one-time event, this might be a good option, but the cost for a one-day rental is often a good fraction of the cost to just buy the machine new. With lumps of mozzarella, veggies, herbs, and spices in a tomato pizza sauce juice, it's soup maker and stove friendly.