Sweet Heat Round Up # 2 - Soup

November's Sweet Heat Challenge was another success with plenty of you turning up the heat in your soup pots! For me the challenge of making a hot and spicy soup couldn't have come at a better time as I have spent the last 2 weeks fighting off a nasty cold! Add to the sneezing and sniveling 2 big snow falls; 2 power cuts; 2 make that 3 (after today) big storms and far too many frosty mornings and you have yourself smack bang in the middle of soup season! So thank you all for participating and sharing some new and fantastic ideas to try. It was great to see such a diverse collection with inspiration coming from all over the world, reminding us just how universal soup is!

First up we have Lisa of Lisa's Kitchen fame who made a deliciously aromatic Indian inspired dish of Spicy Mung Beans with Chillies and Fresh Lime Juice......

Next Francesca from Checky's Kitchen finally managed to enter her first challenge (woohoo!) and got off to a fantastic start with her Spicy Red Pepper, Chickpea and Coriander Soup – a real winter warmer!....

The lovely Janice aka Farmersgirl went along the same lines as Francesca and made a beautiful chickpea soup, this time though the spicy heat came courtesy of one of my favourite ingredients – Smoked Paprika. Her Chickpea and Smoked Paprika Soup looks like a real winner guaranteed to warm you up even on the coldest of days!....

From Food, Football and a Baby, Michelle's entry this month was a fabulous Roasted Tomato Soup that she spiced up with some tongue-tingling Spicy Croutons....

Next up and the equally chilli obsessed Susan from Susan Eats London turned up the heat with her Spicy Black Bean, Coconut and Lime Soup which featured both Thai Chillies and Scotch Bonnets! {Did I mention how much I like this girl?!}....

My contribution was a soul-soothing, mood enhancing Spicy Thai Soup which disappeared within the day (unfortunately though my cold did not!)....

Janet from The Taste Space made a wonderfully hearty and colourful Brazilian Black Bean and Vegetable Stew, which was cram-packed full of healthy and delicious ingredients guaranteed to make you feel good.....

Allotment to Kitchen's Shaheen made the most unique soup by challenging herself for the first time to make an indulgent and rich Senegalese Spicy Peanut Butter Soup. Hat's off for that one Shaheen!.... 

And finally Matthew from Salty Plums made a deliciously smoky and earthy Spicy Beetroot Soup using smoked chipotles and paprika – definitely comfort in a bowl!

Thank you all again for taking the time to make and share your Spicy Soup recipes – it really is a fantastic collection! Next month's challenge will be posted on December 1^st so don't miss it!