The key to my children's favourite tomato soup consists of three things: egg noodles – without them the soup isn't so yummy; coconut milk – my children don't know about this; and tomatoes, a lot of tomatoes. Unfortunately – for me – I can't add fresh tomatoes. They are too mild. Even in the tomato season I have to use tinned tomatoes and tomato passata.

For 8 plates of soup I need 1 tin of tomatoes and 1 litre of passata with garlic and basil. The soup should have a LOT of tomatoes. When I want it to be more filling, I cook it with chicken stock. If you don't eat meat, use vegetable stock.

Ingredients:
1 tin of tomatoes
1 litre of tomato passata (if it is unseasoned you need 1 clove of garlic and a few leaves of basil),
1 tin of coconut milk
0.5l of vegetable stock or chicken stock
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of brown sugar
salt and pepper

Falafel is generally made from chickpeas. Apparently, you can also prepare it with spiced broad beans. However, I prefer new broad beans, freshly cooked, which is why I make falafel with chickpeas. Today I would like to share with you a swift and light version of traditional falafel: the chickpeas may be cooked or from a tin and the falafel balls are roasted in the oven rather than fried. My children asked me to brown the falafel balls, so I fried them for exactly one minute before serving. I served them in pitta breads with sweet and sour salad and with cucumber and pepper and a mustard sauce. Fortunately, I made a double portion of the salad, because I ate half of it before the supper was ready.

Ingredients:
falafel (18 pieces)
1 tin of chickpeas
2 cloves of garlic
4 tablespoons of chopped parsley
half a teaspoon of cumin
half a teaspoon of sweet paprika powder
half a teaspoon of curry powder
salt and pepper
breadcrumbs
salad
1 cucumber
1 red pepper
1 red onion
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
2 tablespoons of lemon juice

According to my son, I had prepared a dessert for girls. The pink tapioca with red jelly and red currants was difficult to accept at first. Because, despite the colour, it was the same beloved tapioca, my son warmed to it and tried the dessert. Then it only got better. Eventually the pink girly dessert was accepted and eaten to the last teaspoon.

Tapioca and chia seeds afford many opportunities. They are excellent in the basic vanilla version. You can add also chocolate or some fruit (blended or in small pieces) – whenever you have a new and interesting yummy dish. Today I added raspberry mousse to my tapioca pudding. It was yummy!

Ingredients (for 4 people)
pudding
400ml of coconut milk
200ml of milk
60g of tapioca
3 teaspoons of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
150g of raspberries
jelly
150g of red currants
2 teaspoons of caster sugar
2 tablespoons of orange juice
1 teaspoon of gelatine

Dinner salads with pasta or groats command a good price. You can prepare them with everything you have in your kitchen, pack them, safely take them to work and easily reheat them. Every day you can enjoy a new dish. This kind of salad is an excellent alternative to a hot supper. Parents whose children train intensively (and after training instead of "Hello" ask "What can I eat?) should appreciate them.

Today I would like to share with you the recipe for a salad with penne and snap peas.
These inconspicuous pods don't take long to cook, and they are light, crunchy and look beautiful on your plate.

Ingredients (for 2 people)
100g of penne
1 clove of garlic
chili pepper
100g of snap peas
a piece of courgette
a couple of cherry tomatoes
a fistful of cashew nuts
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
2 tablespoons of Parmesan
2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt and pepper

My daughter does martial arts. She has training a few times a week, and sometimes I think that it is better to dress her than feed her, even though all parents of teenagers know that it is almost impossible. She eats lunch at school, but on the days when she has training she needs to eat something substantial. I have to remember to prepare such a big dish earlier, because after a big meal she might prefer sleep to exercise.

Today I would like to share with you the recipe for a sandwich which could be either lunch or dinner if you don't have enough time to cook. It is big, fragrant, yummy and very tasty. My daughter's eyes were huge when she saw this dish.

Ingredients:
1 ciabatta
1 tablespoon of butter
half an avocado
2 lettuce leaves
a few pieces of red pepper
100g of smoked salmon
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of oil
cress or chopped chives
lemon
salt and pepper