Limited sugar/honey is sufficient for this to work well. The trick is to cook each ingredient just the right amount, by cooking separately. For example keep the carrots and broccoli crunchy.

Perfect for winter, the mushrooms absorb chicken flavour and the chicken absorbs mushroom flavour.

An experimental variation, necessary when you have run out of Chinese spices.

Another nice soup, which can turn into a full meal with the addition of a bit of rice or semolina.

A combination that is better than the sum of its parts.

The cheese quality determines the outcome.