This lovely spring Sunday has caught both me and Magda feeling a bit down. Although outside, it was warm and sunny, we were both sad from the very morning. Because my sore throat seems to be getting better, I decided to try to sort it out with a proper meal. In our Vietnamese corner shop, I found a piece of beautiful, shiny orange pumpkin for soup, to which I added whole chicken and some new potatoes. The result is seen bellow: smooth, creamy, delicate pumpkin soup with carrot and cream which literally melts in your mouth, and, as a second course, whole chicken baked with garlic, onion, lemon, honey and thyme, accompanied with baked new potatoes. Sadly, the meal did not succeed in cheering us up, but at least we had a decent dinner.

