My mum and her Seven-Day Soups

My mum is a fantastic cook, it's thanks to her that I've developed an unhealthy obsession with cookbooks and foodie things in general. I too love to cook, but also to eat, I seem to have a formidable appetite for my size. My problem at the moment is that I'm out of work, so whilst this gives me a lot of time to play in the kitchen, I don't really have the money to buy all the exotic ingredients I'd love to be experimenting with. 

When we were younger, my mum would make a big pan of soup, and add to it through the week. It might start it's life as a simple vegetable soup, and gradually take in leftover roast chicken, a handful of fideos, maybe some beans or potatoes, so that after a few days it had become something entirely different. In reality it would only last for 4 or 5 days, but we called it seven-day soup. It would get even better as it went on, and would use up our leftovers and cost next to nothing to make.     

So from Monday 11th January I've decided to start writing out my menu plans for each week, what I've bought and how I might use it to make the most of it and I'll report the successes and downfalls here to see how it goes. I'll be aiming to try as many new recipes from my books as possible - watch this space...