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"This is not just for Christmas, but I always associate clementines with Christmas, and the addition of spices also lends a festive feel to this delightful soup. It is so easy to make and makes an elegant and colourful soup starter for any formal or special dinner. The smell is redolent of Christmas pasts for me - plus, the vibrant colours just "leap"..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, coriander seeds...

"Yesterday I was feeling adventurous and so I pulled a duck from the freezer and thawed it for the evening. Here's the recipe I came up with, a combination of a general roast duck recipe with a version of a spicy (peach, but I substituted lingonberry) basting sauce recipe that I've enjoyed in the past. The resultant duck was absolutely wonderful!..."

Ingredients: ducklings, garlic...

"No need for cream in this soup. Some fresh seasoning from sage, and the sweetness of the apples make this an amazing easy quick soup. One of the things I like best about this soup, is that it has a very clean fresh flavor. This to me, makes an amazing starter for a dinner party, soup for lunch or served with sandwiches or salad for a great light dinner...."

Ingredients: cloves, mascarpone, onions...

"A soup of chicken, ginger and green papaya. This is the way my mother used to make it. If you're not familiar with using fish sauce in your cooking, then use it sparingly to begin with. You can always add more later when eating if you haven't added enough. If you don't have green papaya, you may also use zucchini or chayote."

Ingredients: cooking oil, fresh ginger...

"A thick, velvety soup with rich flavours and warm aromas- from Sarah Brown's Vegetarian Cookbook. So simple to make- a delightful starter or sumptuous main!"

Ingredients: coconut milk, coriander seeds...

"sopa de platanos verdes
posted for ZWT#3 from Caribbean Cooking."

Ingredients: green plantains, parmesan cheese...

"I like this recipe because it is a little different from most fruit salads and is delicious. I was hungry for fruit salad one day and simply made it from what I had on hand."

Ingredients: unsweetened peaches, lettuce...