Friends, Ros, Catriona and Les took us up on our open invite issued from last week on our blog (so nice to know some people actually read these blogs) and called to say they would love to come for a "surprise soup and bread lunch".
So this week Mike made curry, celery and garlic soup which came out looking very much like the picture in the book.
No problem with the cooking as this time Mike made sure both the celery and potatoes cooked up really well so they blended into a really smooth soup. Mike gave it an overall 9, I gave it an 8 to 9 but felt it needed a little more taste of curry. Now that was completely my fault as I had said not to put too much curry in the soup as it would be just too hot so I was wrong again and will not interfere in the soup cooking again.
Our guests all seemed to like it but being polite guests, were diplomatic with their judgment and mostly agreed with us. Catriona did think it a little gritty but I found the texture okay. This led to spirited conversations of the terrible items we ate during and after the war in England
Mike had made creamy coleslaw to eat on the side which helped with the overall meal and taste. It blended well with the soup.
I made the same wheat rolls again this week as I made last week but cut down the giant size to pixie size. One big mistake was to bake them in muffin tins as they rose up to look like wheat toadstools and most were still pretty large. They did taste pretty good and Ros seemed to like them especially well. Who can't like hot bread with butter!!
As we had been having pre lunch drinks of beer and sherry we continued with these drinks with water and also a light red wine.
The best part of the whole meal was the great conversation we had with our friends. We found out from Les, a true Texan, being born in San Antonio
A great lunch to remember . Now let’s look for next week’s menu.
Sounds an excellent recipe that one!
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