A heart-warming recipe for winter

Michelle’s warming winter recipe is so easy and delicious you’ll wonder why you haven’t tried it before. With just the right amount of spice, this Thai sweet potato soup, will have you feeling toasty from the inside out.

Thai Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

600g Pumpkin diced
600g Sweet potato diced
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons ginger grated
1 tablespoon garlic grated
1 large brown onion diced
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 litre of chicken stock
400ml cream

Method

1. Cook ginger, garlic and onion in butter until tender add red curry paste.
2. Add chicken stock, pumpkin, sweet potato and cook approximately half an hour or until tender
3. Puree and add cream.

Savouring the little moments at Lincoln Grove

Cook at Lincoln Grove, Michelle Malone, has been warming residents’ hearts and tummies for two years. While Michelle enjoys preparing healthy meals to cater for all tastes, she also knows this comes with the responsibility of ensuring she’s meeting residents’ dietary needs.

Residents often stop by the kitchen for a chat after their meal. Michelle takes great delight in catching up with her community, it’s become a part of daily life.

Whether she’s taking time out on a local beach walk, at her favourite wooden bench seat overlooking Boston Bay or getting creative in the kitchen with the residents wishes in mind, Michelle always remembers to savour the little moments.