Cathy2 wrote:HI,

If people bring soup already preheated in their insulated coolers, then when one soup runs out. The next person offering soup can begin serving their soup. A continuous flow production, of sorts.

Regards,

I think it's likely that Hideout will be able to accomodate all of us heating soup at once, but we'll see.

Martha just emailed to remind me that they have loads of bowls but not any plates, so if you're bringing something that requires a plate (like, for instance, dessert), we will need to bring plates.

David Hammond wrote:Martha just emailed to remind me that they have loads of bowls but not any plates, so if you're bringing something that requires a plate (like, for instance, dessert), we will need to bring plates.

No worries. Just realized I have a few hundred small dessert plates from the picnic last summer. I will bring those and I'm guessing that will be all we need.

My soup is already made, but if you haven't started yours yet, and you're at all interested in doing a veggie soup, that would probably be a good thing. Martha is concerned that we're a little heavy on the meat offerings.

Please, all participants, email Martha Bayne (soupnbread10@gmail.com) with your screen names and your "real names." Thx,

David

I have the following food signs ready to print:

Zuppa di Celiege
Cream of Tomato & Bacon
Smoked Ham Bone Navy Bean
Pozole
Split Pea & Ham
Caldo de Res
Curried Squash and Red Lentil
Almond & Cashew Toffee
Buckeyes

If your contribution is missing from this list, please post your ingredients or PM me by tomorrow at 11am.

Thanks,
Sharon

happy_stomach wrote:I have the following food signs ready to print:

Zuppa di Celiege
Cream of Tomato & Bacon
Smoked Ham Bone Navy Bean
Pozole
Split Pea & Ham
Caldo de Res
Curried Squash and Red Lentil
Almond & Cashew Toffee
Buckeyes

If your contribution is missing from this list, please post your ingredients or PM me by tomorrow at 11am.

Thanks,
Sharon

Did we miss GWiv's contribution?

David Hammond wrote:Did we miss GWiv's contribution?

Is it in the thread? I see G Wiv in the first post but no other details. My vision is poor.

David Hammond wrote:My soup is already made, but if you haven't started yours yet, and you're at all interested in doing a veggie soup, that would probably be a good thing. Martha is concerned that we're a little heavy on the meat offerings.

I remember that last year there were a lot of vegetarians there.

Hi,

I will be making these crackers. If I blow it, it will be a nice box of Saltines.

Regards,

I am bringing cornbread to go with all those wonderful soups. happy_stomach has my list of ingredients.

I was unable to make my Scandinavian Lamb Stew yesterday and today will be no better. A relative is quite ill and family is flying in from around the country. Since we seem long on soup, and short on space and extension cords, I thought I'd bring an assortment of breads from Taza Bakery.

I will bring a platter for the bread and smallish fast food style cardboard boats, leftover from the LTH picnic, to serve.

I checked with both David and Martha before posting.

I am going to make chocolate muffins instead of a cake. Cake=mess; muffins sb equally yummy and no worrying about slicing. Ingr: ww flour, w flour, cocoa, bar chocolate, butter, canola oil, sugar,demerara & wh, vanilla, buttermilk, eggs.
Winter fruit and veg salad ingredients: apples, oranges, cabbage, pears, mangoes, toasted coconut, cinnamon, pepper, chili peppers(variety), O orange peel. Organic ingredients when available.

izzy wrote:I am going to make chocolate muffins instead of a cake. Cake=mess; muffins sb equally yummy and no worrying about slicing. Ingr: ww flour, w flour, cocoa, bar chocolate, butter, canola oil, sugar,demerara & wh, vanilla, buttermilk, eggs.
Winter fruit and veg salad ingredients: apples, oranges, cabbage, pears, mangoes, toasted coconut, cinnamon, pepper, chili peppers(variety), O orange peel. Organic ingredients when available.

Fantastic. We needed to up our veggie offerings and the fruit/veg salad will be especially welcome. Looking forward to meeting you.

I'm glad to hear that too, as I have one of our scant veggie offerings, but with the ingredients I could procure, I was was only able to eke out a little over a gallon. Probably 40-50 small servings.

I would've been happy to convert my soup to a veg version but I didn't have anything close to enough vegetable broth to substitute for the chicken stock. Once I couldn't go veg, didn't seem worth it to leave out the bacon.

Sharon--if possible, could you add red pepper flakes to my ingredient list? I think I left them off the list earlier and the soup very definitely has a bit of a kick so wouldn't want to mislead anyone.

Not sure if anyone mentioned, but it's probably a good idea to bring a ladle or some other kitchen tool to serve your soup with.

I didn't mention this in my ingredient list... I will be serving my soup with toasted almonds and a piece of bread, but either or both can be left off for anyone with nut or gluten issues. I have a serving spoon.

We plan to arrive at the Hideout around 4:45 or so to start setting up.

Thinking of last minute concerns, if you have a crockpot, you should probably bring it (I think most everyone is bringing one, but I know there are one or two people who will need to use the Hideout's). And, as mentioned, bring your soup warm if possible (it will never get to temp in reasonable time without a headstart).

Chances are 50/50 that I'll hear/feel my phone ring, but if you need to call, my number is 708-902-3969.

I'm just getting ready to leave for the Hideout, soup is hot and I'm bringing a crockpot. Looking forward to a fun night!

I am sorry but I can barely stand up. I am unable to come today.
I hope all of you have a good time. I guess I will have enough soup to last me two weeks.

Wonderful evening, wonderful soups, wonderful LTHer's! As always LTH rocked the room with amazing soups, breads, salads and desserts. I want recipes, I loved everything I tasted. It was great turnout and young Ms. KennyZ stole the show, watching her "dance" with her father was memorable. Nice evening people.

I am so sorry for missing out on the fun and service to the people, especially proclaiming to be "condiment" something or other. Really, apologies all around. No excuses, but was waylaid by work at the last minute.

From insiders' intel, it was a great time all around.

Again, much apologies for missing out on my obligations.

There were some remarkable soups tonight, but this was the best thing that I saw in a bowl:

petite_gourmande wrote:I am so sorry for missing out on the fun and service to the people, especially proclaiming to be "condiment" something or other. Really, apologies all around. No excuses, but was waylaid by work at the last minute.

From insiders' intel, it was a great time all around.

Again, much apologies for missing out on my obligations.

You (and your hot sauce) were missed.

The room:



Team work:



Friends:

Sometimes I don't know which dish of an evening's dinner was among the most impressive until the next morning (kind of like when I go to a movie, and I can't really say what I thought of it until a day later). One soup I keep thinking about is Jenn's tomato soup. The bacon added a lot, of course, but there was also background heat that helped elevate this normally kind of uneventful bowl into something special. With C2's crackers dropped on top, this soup became memorable. Kind of shows that with the right treatment, even the most regularly mundane food items can become wonderful. Unfortunately, I believe every bowl of tomato soup I have henceforth, no matter how good, will seem vapid by comparison. The excellent is the enemy of the good.

thanks David--it was a bit of an experiment but glad you enjoyed!! This is such a fun event--thanks for organizing!!

Such a fun night-
I know everything I tried was delicious!
In retrospect, perhaps we were a bit meat-atarian for the crowd....
but mmmm mmmm good.
You can't get better than good food, good friends, and doing good, too!
Anyone who has them, more pix!

Great Food + Great LTHers + Great Cause = Great Night