Hi,

No need to bring slow cookers, they will be provided?

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:No need to bring slow cookers, they will be provided?

There will be crockpots there. David Hammond and wendy have also said they'll bring crockpots, which will be helpful to have as back-ups.

Hi,

I watch WGN news at noon for the guest chef segment. In November, they had an editor from Cook's Country demonstrate Aunt Fanny's Meatball Soup. I finally got around to making it in January.

Regards,

Okay, Here's my soup recipe:

Congressional Bean Soup

1 lb. dried small white beans (navy)
6-8 cups water
6-8 cups chicken broth
1 meaty ham bone or ham hock (1 cup diced ham if needed)
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 finely chopped small onion
2-3 carrots finely chopped
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 bay leaf

In a large pan heat the beans in water. Boil gently for 2 minutes, turn off heat and let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and pour into a slow cooker. Add chicken broth and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 12 to 14 hours or until beans are very soft. Remove bay leaf and ham bone. Cut meat off bone: return meat to beans.

I usually use an immersion blender to puree some of the beans to give it a better texture and if I have a Parmesan rind around I throw that in also.

I've read the other recipe's and I'm already making plans to try them out. See you all tomorrow.

Hi am sorry but I will not be able to come tonight--have hurt my knee and would not be very helpful. I wish everyone involved a great event and look forward to hearing the stories of the night. Sincere regards--Ruby Red

Hi,

Lots and lots of soup went from our pots to people's stomachs. There was not one bad soup in the bunch. I did a tasting of all, except mine, then I wanted just to sit quietly and fight off sleep.

Bread was there in abundance and variety. My personal favorite was bread studded with ham. It kept calling my name and I paid homage more than once. Where did this bread come from?

A nice couple with a baby brought homemade hamentashen. She said it was a cross between Claudia Roden's and her Grandmother's. There wasn't so much pastry you couldn't taste the filling. The filling of apricots, orange peel et al was bittersweet and delicious.

happy-stomach had nametags for us and our soups. The crockpots were already heated as we arrived. Everything went easily for those who served as well as those who donated and ate.

Thanks happy_stomach and everyone who contributed. I look forward to next year.

Regards,

I think La Farina donated some of the bread--not sure if the meat bread was one of their selections...

Fun night--all the soups were excellent. Loved the stories that went with the soups as well

Cathy--is your CI recipe available on line? Although, I'm sure that home-canned tomatoes were a big part of what made your soup so tasty!

thanks to Sharon for all the organizing!

Thank you to mbh, David Hammond & Carolyn, wendy, boudreaulicious, stevez, G Wiv, David Hammond, petite_gourmande and Cathy2 for representing LTH at Soup & Bread Night. Cathy2 estimated that we served about 18 gallons of soup, which was basically all gone in two hours--an impressive feat. I will post here as soon as I hear how much money we raised for the Howard Area Community Center food pantry.

As usual, I didn't get photos of everything (and, more significantly, everyone), but here are a few shots from last night:

Crockpots:



And more crockpots:



wendy, mbh & boudreaulicious enthusiastically talking soup:



The crowd:



Soup & Bread friend who came extra prepared with his own bowl:



David Hammond & detail of his Mulefoot Pozole 2010:





G Wiv explaining how his beef soup is second-level vegetarian because cows eat grass & detail of his rivula:





stevez with "ove gloves" serving the last of his soup:



Aunt Fanny's Pasta Soup with Little Meatballs made by Cathy2:



boudreaulicious' "Spanish" Bean Soup:



Cornbread by mbh:



Bread donated by La Farine (petite_gourmande also donated a beautiful array of bread, which I was remiss in not photographing):



Thank you especially to Martha Bayne for starting and sustaining Soup & Bread Night. I have great respect for individuals who can grow what seems like a simple idea for a profoundly important cause.

If you missed out on Soup & Bread last night, more LTHers will be serving soup next Wednesday at The Hideout: me and Hellodali for Fork and the Road to benefit Teen Living Programs. Join us!

boudreaulicious wrote:Cathy--is your CI recipe available on line?

Here you go:

Cathy2 wrote:I watch WGN news at noon for the guest chef segment. In November, they had an editor from Cook's Country demonstrate Aunt Fanny's Meatball Soup.

happy_stomach wrote:

boudreaulicious wrote:Cathy--is your CI recipe available on line?

Here you go:

Cathy2 wrote:I watch WGN news at noon for the guest chef segment. In November, they had an editor from Cook's Country demonstrate Aunt Fanny's Meatball Soup.

thanks!!

Update: we raised $297 for the Howard Area Community Center food pantry. Bravo!

Martha wants to name all of the cooks on the Soup & Bread blog. boudreaulicious, wendy, mbh, petite_gourmande: can you please PM me your full, real names?

Thanks,
Sharon

A special thanks to happy_stomach for organizing us and thinking of all the little details (paper towels, etc.) that needed to be covered. I loved tasting everyone's soups and I can't wait to try their recipes for myself. I'm amazed at how quickly everything went and how appreciative the crowd was.

looks like agood time was had , great pics

LOVED all the soup! Thanks, everyone! I brought two friends who were new to Soup & Bread and it was a fantastic introduction. I'd love to see more recipes so I can try some at home! Spanish Bean Soup? Eh? Eh?

Thanks!
Anne

izatchu wrote:LOVED all the soup! Thanks, everyone! I brought two friends who were new to Soup & Bread and it was a fantastic introduction. I'd love to see more recipes so I can try some at home! Spanish Bean Soup? Eh? Eh?

Thanks!
Anne

Anne,

Look on the previous page of this thread for the Spanish Bean Soup recipe.

izatchu wrote:LOVED all the soup! Thanks, everyone! I brought two friends who were new to Soup & Bread and it was a fantastic introduction. I'd love to see more recipes so I can try some at home! Spanish Bean Soup? Eh? Eh?

Thanks!
Anne

Anne,

Glad you enjoyed!! That recipe was for 2 gallons of soup so you'll probably want to cut it down quite a bit (unless you want to be eating it for a LONG time or have a small army to feed ) Thanks again!!

boudreaulicious wrote:

izatchu wrote:LOVED all the soup! Thanks, everyone! I brought two friends who were new to Soup & Bread and it was a fantastic introduction. I'd love to see more recipes so I can try some at home! Spanish Bean Soup? Eh? Eh?

Thanks!
Anne

Anne,

Glad you enjoyed!! That recipe was for 2 gallons of soup so you'll probably want to cut it down quite a bit (unless you want to be eating it for a LONG time or have a small army to feed ) Thanks again!!

AWESOME! Thanks, all! With this return of cold weather, I'm definitely making a big pot of soup this weekend! (Though, yeah, maybe not 2 gallons worth.)

izatchu wrote:

boudreaulicious wrote:

izatchu wrote:LOVED all the soup! Thanks, everyone! I brought two friends who were new to Soup & Bread and it was a fantastic introduction. I'd love to see more recipes so I can try some at home! Spanish Bean Soup? Eh? Eh?

Thanks!
Anne

Anne,

Glad you enjoyed!! That recipe was for 2 gallons of soup so you'll probably want to cut it down quite a bit (unless you want to be eating it for a LONG time or have a small army to feed ) Thanks again!!

AWESOME! Thanks, all! With this return of cold weather, I'm definitely making a big pot of soup this weekend! (Though, yeah, maybe not 2 gallons worth.)

I will say though that it freezes GREAT--strangely enough, this is a soup that is not only better a few days later but a few months later defrosted No idea why!! Don't forget the warm cuban bread (or french if you can't get cuban).

LTH,

Fun, interesting tasty evening at Soup and Bread. The soups were delicious, crowd hungry, many came back for seconds and thirds, and Happy Stomach's organizational skill helped the evening run smooth as silk.

Kudos to Martha Bayne for the continued success of Soup and Bread, a seemingly simple idea that has helped many a worthy cause.

Enjoy,
Gary