Dueling Ladles

Song - Animal Crackers in My Soup by Shirley Temple

A winter tradition is held by our neighbors and friends, Bob & Chris. They bring together about 10 - 12 couples for an annual soup party where each couple brings a pot of their favorite soup to compete for the "Silver Ladle".  In 2017 Mr. B won with his Award Winning Tomato Soup (click the link to see his win and his recipe).

And on Saturday night......guess who won?

I came home with the Silver Ladle for my Award Winning Broccoli Soup!

If you would like the recipe, just click on the Recipes tab on right side of my site. 

It's a perfect meal on a cold winter night!

"Good manners: 

The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."

-- Bennett Cerf

Mr. B's Silver Ladle

Song - Gonna Fly Now - Rocky Theme Song

Every year about at this time of winter our friends, Bob & Chris hold an Annual Soup Tasting Party.  About 12 couples each bring a pot of soup which is anonymously placed on a table with a tag which includes the name of the soup and a number.  Each person gets a bowl and a voting sheet where they can take notes and rate each soup as it's tasted.

Most years I make the soup but this year Mr. B wanted to be involved...and it came down to the last minute of deciding on a recipe, shopping and cooking....'cause that's how he hangs.

I'm thinking that you kinda know what I am going to tell you.....

Yes...Mr. B's Tomato Soup won!

And the photo above is of Mr. B with his award winning recipe and trophy - a silver ladle.

Here is the recipe - as best as his memory recollects......

The base recipe was from a Ree Drummond recipe and he added a pinch of this and a taste of that until it was just what he was looking for.

 

Next year Mr. B has decided to use his ladle for tasting wine just like a sommelier! 

It's great to have a chef in the house!!!

"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food." 

- W.C. Fields

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