Milnrow & Heywood Oct 2016

Sweet potato and butternut squash soup
Recipe from Heather Williams
Ingredients
2 tbsps oil or 25g butter
2 onions finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 heaped teaspoon ground coriander
1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
2cm fresh root ginger, peeled and grated or 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon chilli powder- optional
2 teaspoons honey
600g sweet potato, peeled and diced
600g butternut squash or marrow or pumpkin, peeled and diced
2.5 litres vegetable stock
1 x 400g tin chick peas – optional
Salt and black pepper
To serve – swirl of natural yoghurt or cream and fresh coriander leaves
Method - Serves 8
1. Heat oil or butter in large pan and cook onion and
garlic for 10 minutes over a medium heat covered
with a lid.
2. Add spices and honey and stir for 30 seconds.
3. Add sweet potato and butternut squash and stock,
bring to the boil, cover and then simmer for 15 – 20
minutes. Add chick peas if using.
4. Cool slightly and liquidise to a very smooth
consistency, adding more water if necessary.
5. Serve with swirl of yoghurt or cream and coriander
leaves.
We’re Making Plans for Nigel!
Neil Butterworth in Brenda’s Garden Sadly, we recently lost Mr. Newhey, Taxi Nigel/ Newhey Nigel, as he was
known to most of the people of Newhey. When a local lad such as Nigel
suddenly disappears there is a big hole left in our community. He touched
many people’s lives in an extremely positive way, always courteous, good
humoured and gentlemanly. Spontaneous flowers appeared at the site of
Newhey Cars following his untimely death, and there was standing room
only outside at his Funeral on the 9th September.
There have been collections around the village in the pubs and shops and a number of
people have asked me if there could be a more permanent memorial, perhaps a bench
located in Brenda’s Garden? These initiatives are really brilliant, but I think we can do even better than that, what about turning
the open land adjacent to the school, Oak Street and Newhey Road into “The Nigel Stott Memorial Gardens”. This surely would
be a fitting memorial to Mr. Newhey, and we could place a variety of items into the gardens, which would act as a more long
lasting celebration of his life, perhaps incorporating benches that have been purchased by the various collections above. I have
made initial enquiries into the use of the land for this purpose and have received positive responses, but please let me know what
you think of this idea. Please stop me as I walk around the Villages, Telephone me on 07771 861196, via Email:
neil.butterwoth@rochdale.gov.uk or visits me at my next Advice Surgery at Butterworth Hall on Friday October 7th at 6pm.
Neil Butterworth
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