Name That Soup Mavis!: January 2011

Friday, 28 January 2011

SPICED YELLOW PEPPER AND CARROT SOUP

Yellow peppers, sweet onion, carrots, garlic, 2cm chilly, s&p and cumin.

PS. At the fantastic Richard Thompson gig in Nottingham last night he gave this quote; "The next song is as English as W------ Sauce " (the sauce that cannot be named.)

Thursday, 20 January 2011

FORGET FRESH - FREEZER FIND FILLS FOOD FIX!

This week Souperman opens his freezer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Butternut squash, leeks, spuds, onions, s&p and wonder sauce.
Mavis said ; "Has it got a name? Piping hot. Most important!"
Owen said ; "I have no idea what it is."
Shazam said ; "I can taste the WS(the sauce that cannot be named) and maybe celery?"

Friday, 14 January 2011

UPPING THE ROUGHAGE SOUP!!

Bigging it up on the roughage front this week!
Are you ready to go?"!

Left over cuttings - leeks, onions, parsnip, curry powder (sprinkle), S&P, milk, spud, dried pulses and thyme.

Look at the roughage (hidden barley and pulses)

Thursday, 6 January 2011

NEW YEAR - NEW SOUP - Leek, spud and cabbage soup.

Still chockablocked? Time to pull back on the reigns of gluttony and trot onto the righteous wave of 'cutting back'. Hang on as you slide down the ba roo of a bazza trying not to biff it!

Blending the mix (I forgot to photograph the content!)

Soup plus twig

MAVIS - "Has it got a name? It's delicious soap ."

OWEN - "Can I taste cabbage?"
SHAZAM - "I like meals from this end!"

LIFE THOUGHTS

OWEN'S QUESTION OF THE WEEK.....

11. "When did bras start to be worn?"

1. "How long is a full wash cycle on an Indesit washing machine? I must time it."

2. What are the Twelve Days of Christmas?"

3. "What is the drome north of Barmouth?"

4. "What are native Greenlanders called?"

5. "As much as is now known, what is the truth about Jesus Christ?" (Over to you Robin!)

6. Why on earth did Canada give away Alaska?"

7. What happens to the material that produces Gall Stones after the Gall Bladder is removed? (Over to the Duffield panel.)

8. What does enervate mean?

9. Is it Iman or Imam?

10. What does amtrack mean?

"OVERHEARDS"

You know that moment when you are lazily strolling down your local high street, or quietly dozing in the library when you catch the wiff of an over heard conversation - just a snippet? I call them "overheards" and have collected them for years.

Here are the latest;

*One woman to another;; "Well, I'm not waxing it!"

*Irate man on mobile; "Until you return the power washer, the divorce will not go through!"

*Giggling girls; "And he ate both!"

*Spray tanned woman;"Well, I had it in my hand this morning".

MAVE'S RANDOM THOUGHT OF THE WEEK!

21. I was hammering a nail in the kitchen, Mave the Rave commented "Are you playing a drum or making a sandwich?"

20. When told Robin had lost over a stone in weight, Mave commented - "That could be true or he's no good at maths!"

19. When Big O said, can we order some peas please, Mave asided - "That alliteration is too much - one or the other is enough!"

18. "We have so much Marmite we are starting to paint the kitchen with it!"

17. In the middle of a conversation, Mave interrupts with; "What are you talking about? Did I miss a page?"

16. "You can never take your legs for granted."

1. Sharon " Do you like the dates in the pudding?"

Mave "Depends on who they are!"

2. Mavis is reading about collecting Daily Mail tokens for a Royal Doulton Royal wedding plate, then comments "Collect 50 tokens! I may not last that long! By the time you have them all, they'll be giving the plates away on the Stones!"

3. Mavis "What does pedantic mean?"

Owen explains in great detail.

Mavis "That's boring".

Owen "I am boring"

Mavis "Taken as read!"

4. Sharon, reading a clue to a cross word, "Another word for ancestry ?

Mavis "Funny name for a tree!"

5.Mave talking about hairdressers; "Never have your hair cut when the hairdresser is in a mood. You could be his next victim!"

6. Reading Vogue magazine; "You'd catch a chill if you wore a hat like that!"

7. We were talking about an Italian meal we had with J&Gem in Manchester, Mave said; "Vermasilly comes into my head - an improvement some say!"

8. "The soup has a lovely constituency(sic)......... (pause)................... now, that's a word that always sounds good in company!"

9. "Funny thing clouds - you can do nothing with them."

10. Talking about her worn carpet ; "The problem is, people are light fingered!"

11. When asked how she was, Mave replied; "Half well".

12. When asked if she would like a chocolate ginger biscuit, Mave replied; "If we're off work tomorrow we'll know why."

13. Talking about family sayings, Mavi spoke these words..."Don't rub your belly by a cows cheek".

Owen's was "Strong tea isn't good for weak heads" says it all!

14. Owen points out again the silk Lillies; "They always look the same." Mave replies "The same as what?"

15. Passing a hand car wash, Mavi comments; "Did you see that sign for where you can was your hands

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