Welcome to Stonesoup! It's a blog about helping YOU become the best cook you can be, without spending hours in the kitchen. Most of the recipes here contain 5 ingredients and can be made in minutes.
I'm Jules Clancy. I love food especially veggies. I have a degree in Food Science and am the author of "5 ingredients 10 minutes".












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Hello there,
Have just found your blog spot via Ange and have thoroughly enjoyed reading about your recent happenings (Spain! cook book etc) also thought of you as I perused the property section of The Land. Anyway will stay tuned via twitter and email.
fondest wishes, Kylie
kyles
so lovely to hear from you.
really glad to hear you’re enjoying stonesoup
hope all is good with you
Jx
Jules, I just found your blog from a minimalist blog site and I absolutely love it! So much so I have included a link to it on my new blog, and the cabbage salad recipe on The Mighty Cabbage page. Look forward to more, and best of luck and fun with the Irish lad. Yum on all fronts!
Oops. My actual blog link is here.
I found your website through Zen Habits and I’m totally hooked. I’m not even using any of my other cookbooks lately! :-D
I had the link to Stonesoup forwarded by a friend. It’s such a great site – I’ve already ‘wasted’ way too much time here and intend to keep doing so! It’s the best food blog I’ve found by far. Thank you for sharing this. Jen
Thanks Jules for sharing your ecookbook and the wonderful website thestonesoup. I love it and let you know how I went. xx
Brilliant website love it will definately be visiting more often
This is the best website I have found yet! You’re the best..
Delighted to find your blog We actually met at the Sydney Food and Wine show a few years back and I bought the book dedicated to your mum – which I passed on to my daughter (sharing the love)
Jen
Jen
Thanks for remembering me… and so glad you shared my book with your daughter… that’s what its all about :)
I just read the article about 4 reasons to love your new favorite ingredient (Instant Dashi Powder) and wanted your opinion about the following concerns posted here:
http://www.justhungry.com/dashi-powder-use-sparingly-if-all
Thanks Jules. LOVE you & your recipes!
Phil
Phil
Thanks for the link… interesting stuff!
I agree that dashi contains lots of salt and either MSG or glutamates.. which is why it tastes so damn good.. but people who have sensitivities to either should give it a miss…
But for most people, using it from time to time is fine.. interesting to hear there are companies making additive-free dashi.. might be interesting to try some
And really glad you’re enjoying Stonesoup!
Cheers
Jules
This is the best blog I have ever seen! You are wonderful!! :D
Jules very happy with your recipes, just love them
thank you
Claudia
from Colombia SA
It would be great if you had a section for healthy drinks. like smoothies…stuff like that. That would be awesome
Hi Jules, I came across your website having read a magazine that recommended it – and I love it! Your recipies and are fantastic, I have already tried a number of them and LOVE the irish element (coming from the emerald isle helps!) I am also about to have a baby and love the minimalism aspect to food preparation for my family. Keep up the great work!
Hi Lorna
Thanks for dropping by!
Congrats on the new extension to your family
I love this blog!!!! My family actually does stone soup for our first sunday dinner of the summer. Everyone brings an ingredient and we add it to the pot. So much fun!
Hello there,
I’m new to this blogging whole scene and I couldn’t help but admire your beautiful recipe index page. I’ve spent the whole day trying to figure out how to build one of these things and it’s driving me nuts! Did you design this yourself? Can you give me any tips? I would REALLY appreciate it.
-Annie
Hi Annie
I did it myself with my own images and links to different pages.. hope that helps!
J
Hi Jules, Thank you for creating a most beneficial blog to get wonderful recipes and ideas from. Came on you by accident and have really taken you at face value. The resulting result (stone soup) was a wonderful surprise and took me back soooooo many years to the Australian Story of the same name when I was a newcomer to Australia in 1950. Could never forget that story, and it will take me a long while to forget the meal I made as a result of it.
It wont be the last time I can tell you. regards Di.
dinner in 5 minutes……
1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese
1 cup frozen mixed veg….heat in micro for 3 min
1-2 tb grated parm ….or feta
1 apple
mix tog the hot veg and cold cottage top with parm and eat …..
apple for dessert………..
Good Day,
My precious daughter in law sent me your link all the way from Australia.
I live in Africa
Have been trying out some of your ideas and recipes
Have decided to do a new dish every second night and my husband is so enjoying the meals
Thank you for the inspiration as after 40 Years of marriage and cooking its yummy to have some new menus
In cooking
Arlene
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