Everybody sees what the weather is like outside. I feel that autumn forgot that it should be Polish and golden, and in early September autumn changed into November's foul weather. I don't know where I should make a complaint. You have to resort to homemade remedies. The two which come to mind and which are the most popular are not good in the long run. We shouldn't drink too much, unless it's tea with ginger syrup, because a large amount of mulled wine will not go down well with the liver. Chocolate brings comfort but doesn't warm us up, and, unfortunately, it accumulates in places it shouldn't stay.

I would like to recommend you a fiery soup which is great after a windy autumn walk. If you like stronger flavours, spice the soup up with a larger amount of hot pepper.

Ingredients:
1 carrot
1 parsley root

a piece of celery root
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
300g of smoked bacon
1 tin of white beans
1 pepper
half a medium courgette
2 tins of tomatoes
1 teaspoon of sweet pepper powder
half a teaspoon of hot pepper powder
1 litre of vegetable stock
parsley
1 bay leaf
3 allspices
salt and pepper

Cube the smoked bacon and fry it in a pan to melt the fat. Cube the onion, garlic, carrot, parsley root and celery root. Put them into the pan and fry for a few minutes. Pour the stock, add the bay leaf and allspices and boil for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and spice them up with the sweet and hot pepper. Boil for 5 minutes. Cut the fresh pepper and courgette into strips and add them with the white beans to the soup. Boil for 2 minutes to make the vegetables firm and crisp. Spice the soup up with salt and pepper. Put the soup into bowls and decorate with green parsley.

Enjoy your meal!