SQUASH & RED PEPPER SOUP

quite delightful and good for you as well!

INGREDIENTS

a generous knob of butter
2 medium sized onions
2 cloves of garlic
1 - 2 of your favourite type of squash (butternut... erm... not sure what the others are called!)
2-3 red peppers
2 cubes of vegetable stock
water to cover the vegetables
salt
pepper
parsley
(optional: cream)

WHAT TO DO::

heat the butter in a large-ish pan until melted.
add the onion and cook until translucent.
add the squash and red pepper, cover pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
pour in boiling water to just cover the vegetables, crumble in 2 stock cubes.
you'll need to cook until the veg are all nice and soft.
season to taste.
serve with a sprig of parsley and a few drops of cream.