Archive for July, 2009

Almost Paradise Zucchini Tomato Soup

Posted by SoupAdmin on July 23, 2009

Collin the Zucchini knew that tonight was his night. It was the night of the big summer dance at the Y. If he was ever going to ask Barbara the Tomato to dance, it was tonight. He put on his favorite “Frankie Says Relax” shirt – you know – the one with the ripped collar – and his acid washed jeans. He knew he looked good. His buddies, Lionel the Lemon Juice, Brad the Fresh Basil, and Nathan the Nutmeg, picked him up in Nathan’s Trans Am. Collin felt good. He walked into the dance and immediately spotted Barbara. She was wearing her Benetton polo shirt with her collar pulled up. She looked so red and juicy. Almost Paradise, the love theme from that awesome new hit movie, Footloose, was playing. It was going to be a good night. He walked right up to Barbara and said – Babs, let’s dance. She hesitated for a moment, and blushed. It is pretty hard to see a tomato blush, but trust me she did. And they danced. And danced and danced and danced. They looked amazing. At the end of the night he whispered in her ear, “you know we can be served hot or cold.” Oh Collin, you devil!!

Posted in Cold, Pureed

An International Soup of Many Colors

Posted by SoupAdmin on July 23, 2009

I’ve been feeling so down today over the state of the world. I thought we could start working towards world peace with a bowl of soup. So I decided to make a soup with many different international influences. I threw in coconut milk from Thailand, spices from India, noodles from Italy, and veggies from a local farm in Virginia. I was pretty proud of myself. I could not believe how well the flavors and spices came together! I mean, it was like an international party in a bowl. I wanted to shout to the world – peace can be achieved in our time!! Soupermom pointed out that there really hasn’t been any conflict between the U.S., India, Thailand, and Italy. But I really think that’s besides the point. So I sent over a batch to President Obama. It was returned with a note saying I should stop throwing soup over the fence at the White House. Clearly they are not interested enough in really good soup.

Posted in Chunky

Bold and Cold Tuscan White Bean Soup

Posted by SoupAdmin on July 19, 2009

All his life, Bobby, the Tuscan White Bean Soup, knew there was something different about him. All his friends wanted to be hot soups. He knew he was similar to them – he was creamy and delicious. He had herbs and spices. But he had something different… he had zucchini! He had cabbage! He was a summer soup, gosh darn it. And he wanted to be served cold! Not hot! He wanted to provide people with a light, refreshing meal on a hot summer day! It finally got to be more than he could take. One afternoon, his mother, Deidre, was talking about plans for the evening. “So Bobby, we’ll heat you up at 8 and then…” Before she could finish her sentence, Bobby stood up and yelled, “NO! No, Mom! I can’t take this anymore! You will never heat me up again! I’m… I’m… COLD!! I want to be served COLD!!! Oh please don’t hate me!” Deidre paused for a moment and responded, “Bobby, with your ingredients, people will love you any temperature at all. And if you prefer, cold, well, cold it is.” Then they hugged. If only all hot and cold soups could get along as well as Deidre and Bobby. Someday….