Ray White ’ s winter warmers
BY CASSANDRA GLOVER
My winter warmer is absolutely cuddling up with a cat and hot chocolate in my ugg boots . This is my vendor ’ s cat , which is also my cat ’ s sister . My cat is just a few weeks old and I can ’ t wait to pick her up just in time for winter .
I ’ m not really a winter person so , if I ’ m not away in Bali soaking up the sun , it ’ ll be comfy trackies and watching a movie with my daughter Alex .
Ziya Koksal , Ray White Glenroy VIC
We are doing a winter warmer in our office where we are donating more than 70 winter warmer packs to children in need in our community through two of the local schools . The packs include winter pyjamas , warm socks , a wheat heat bag and a book all contained in a Ray White drawstring sports bag .
Jessica Cao , Ray White Upper North Shore NSW
Angela Bowers , Ray White Blenheim NZ
John Morris Ray White South Australia chief auctioneer
One of my favourite winter warmers is this Czech garlic soup . I discovered this soup in a little back alley cafe in Prague in 2007 . I hunted the place down again when my wife Bianca and I went back there together in 2011 .
Ingredients
• 1 x bulb garlic ( 6-8 cloves )
• 1 x large onion
• 1 x fresh chilli - optional
• 500g chicken thigh fillet
• 1-2 tablespoons smokey paprika
• 2 x corn cobs
• 3-4 small potatoes , cubed
• 1 / 2 litre chicken stock
• Grated parmesan
Method
1 . Fry onion and garlic until soft ( in butter or oil ) 2 . Add 1 tbsp paprika 3 . Add chicken 4 . Add juice from 1 / 2 lemon and the rest of paprika 5 . Fry until chicken is cooked 6 . Slowly add stock while stirring 7 . Add corn cobs and potatoes 8 . Bring to boil then simmer for 15-20 minutes 9 . Remove kernels from corn cobs 10 . Add remaining lemon juice and top up with more stock if required 11 . Add salt and pepper to taste 12 . Add parmesan to each serving as per taste
Other vegetables can be added to taste - button mushrooms , broccoli , spinach , or whatever is in the fridge . You can also replace chicken with tofu or veggies for a vegetarian recipe , and use vegan broth for a vegan recipe . Can be served inside a hollowed out cob loaf with the scooped out bread served as croutons .