Soup Day Begins Again

Celery soup

Fall is Here- Soup time again.

So with the start of the cooler weather in October, we began to think of soups again.When we were looking into fresh ideas to try, our friend Ruth said she had recently tried butternut squash soup and it was ”wonderful”.

Well that was something we hadn't attempted. Now I really didn't know what a butternut squash looked like but not deterred went off to Sprouts, the local farmers market store, and there in a display were all kinds of squash and yes ,some were in a box labeled “butternut”. So I picked one up, a large dusky red tuber. Meanwhile Mike had found a recipe and we were all set to try the new soup.Only one problem on the day we were to make the soup, Mike looked at the squash and said,” If this is a butternut squash why does the  grocery label say, Red yam?” Oophs!  A quick check on the Internet showed I had indeed picked up the wrong thing. Not a good start to Awesome Soup Days !!

A quick look in the fridge and there we found a large bunch of celery. Just the thing for a quick soup. Mike hastily checked his recipes and in no time at all had made a light , very tasty celery soup which he served with crusty ciabata rolls. We both thought this was a great soup and gave it high marks and as Mike said ''really easy to make” having so few ingredients.( celery, broth and spices). Soup day was saved.

However a really nice surprise came a few days later when our friends Sally and Joe invited us to their lovely country home to participate in their Soup Day. Sally said she had taken our idea and decided she would serve a soup to her book club members when they come for their weekly meetings .What a good idea and so simple for everyone including the cook. So she had made a huge dutch oven full of a lovely Chicken Parmigiano soup and having made so much, invited us over to share it the next day.

Sal, Joe and Mike at lunch. Guess who is taking photos?

And what a lovely fresh soup it was. It is a combination of chicken ,onions and tomatoes with added spices served over  garlic flavored parmesan toast.

The texture was just right; a thin spicy broth which flavored the bread with a hint of garlic and lots of cheese. Jo and Sally also served  fresh fruit and some great wine with the meal and we had a lovely time. As Sally said “a truly balanced meal”-good friends, good food, good wine and plenty of interesting conversation.

However the best thing was knowing that our idea of a fun soup day had spread and other people were enjoying the fun you can have with a simple meal and sharing with friends .

Shirley enjoying her soup.