AndyBlog: A Few Soup

A Few Soup

First of all, I think you should know some of the other contenders for the title of this blog entry:

“All souped up and no-where to go”

“A tale of two soups”

“A soup without a cause”

Unlike most people, (a phrase which almost stands alone in describing me) I not only enjoy a nice dish or mug of soup, I also enjoy the creation of these vastly underrated culinary masterpieces. So much so, that I begged to be allowed to produce some garlic soup for the recent Snods Edge International Garlic Festival (SEIGF). They kindly allowed me to give it my best shot, and it worked out OK, with 435 samples of the soup enjoyed (mostly) and over 130 portions sold.

So, quite naturally, when Jason & Antonia invited me to their recent “Party Without Portfolio”, I offered to create something interesting in the soup department. The result was my version of Bean & Bacon Soup, which seemed to go down well.

Flushed with success, I was due to attend an event tomorrow which openly demanded soup. This, figured I, was the long hoped-for soup domination I craved. A chance to create a truly spectacular soup in honour of the occasion. The soup I have arrived at, after much deliberation, is “Northumbrian Red” - a delicate burstation of tomatoes, carrots, garlic and basil. It's quite delicious, and I have rather a lot of it.

Next to the Northumbrian Red, nestles a small pan of garlic soup, made at great personal cost in order to honour Jason and Antonia. They'll get theirs.

Sadly, I am told that the planned festivities have had to be cancelled at the last minute, thus leaving me all souped up, and no-where to go. (Hey, that sounds like a cue for a title...)

People of the North East - soup lovers - I implore you. Phone, email, text and FAX me our orders for Northumbrian Red soup. I am but a vessel, a very full vessel.

Soup, anyone?

Posted by AndyC at 05:16 PM in Thoughts & Musings | Permalink