Recipe: Quick Home-made Tomato Soup

Recently, I posted the chocolate mug cake recipe as I thought it might be useful for my son who is off to university-land later this year.  He's keen now to learn how to cook quick, cheap and nourishing meals, so here's one I got him to make for us a couple of days ago.

We are great lovers of tomato soup in this house, and think home-made is SO much better than the shop-bought tinned stuff.  Don't get me wrong, tinned soup is great because it's convenient (and I guess number one son will eat a lot of it during his time at uni!), but I always find it quite concentrated...  He was surprised how good this soup tasted when we sat down to eat it, and commented on how easy it was.  So, here's the simple, quick and cheap recipe, and I hope you like it.

Recipe: Quick Chocolate Mug Cake

2014 is a year of great change in our house, and the biggest change will hit in September when number one son goes off to University.  It’s going to be strange, and there’s going to be a hole in the household (which I’m hoping Skype can fill), but for him it’s all part of becoming an adult and I’ll just have to get used to it.  I thought it would be a great idea to start blogging some quick and simple recipes that he (and others out there) might find useful, so I’ve been looking for ideas in my recipe books and on the web.  I came across this recipe on YouTube for a Simple 5 Minute Mug Cake from the Simple Cooking Channel, which fits the bill, and it tastes great.  I’ve done my usual thing and cut down the sugar quantity, but you can stick to the original if you like.  I just prefer things not so sweet!  Here’s how to make it: