Name That Soup Mavis!: April 2011

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

CABBAGE AND GARLIC

SOUP ON A WEDNESDAY?!!

ROYAL WEDDING CAUSES SENIORS TO EAT EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here at Soup Central we still await our invite to the wedding. Souperman expects the gold embossed card to drop through onto the shagpile any moment. I'm told it's fancy dress! I'm going as a queen - Lionel Blair

Spring Cabbage, onion, garlic, spuds, Cava and TSTCBN.

Soup with a royal theme.

Thank's for the bible Mave and Big O.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

ROYAL LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE POTAGE

LATEST NEWS
Your Soupmaster will not be posting a blog this week!
An enforced stay in Lyme Regis - this means no soup for the seniors this week. Instead enjoy this cake picture taken 2 days ago in Lyme. May I introduce you to a Gazillion!!

The conjoined twins in the background is the winning entry in this years Annual Holiday Duck Race - constructed, and raced by Sharon Fenton-Constantsound MBDA. Well done Fenton.

We at Souperman Towers are delighted, nay, honored to welcome the patronage of The Royals. Yes, THOSE Royals!! Even though they are snowed under opening RSVPs, folding paper napkins in the shape of crowns and working out how few bottles of british Cava they can get away with - they still found time to make a soup for the Soupmaster to try. They even took cute snaps.

So here it is this blogs first guest soup.....

Onions, lettuce, Lovage, peas and spuds.

The Lovage and lettuce soup from the Royal kitchen, Thank you Mam.

Local street urchins waiting for royal nod of approval to eat the soup in the soup kitchen.

The Royal cook in traditional chef head gear.

Thank you Simon for being a good sport and a good cook

Friday, 8 April 2011

CELERY AND SPUD.

Simple soup this week.

Celery, spud, onion, salt and pepper and a dash of TSTCBN.

(Bit rushed this week as Souperman has to prepare for another cooking masterclass with Brian.)

STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS...

Watch this blog for shock news of mystery Doctor Doctor herbal soup high story. Read the tender, but passion filled saga of Simoon, a swarthy country doctor who thrillingly rides the zip wire of life hoping one day to escape the confines of banal soups of blandness and discover his true vocation as the second best soup maker in the world. Read this roller coaster ride of pain and passion of one mans quest to seek the truth behind the big questions in life such as "What is Lovage and how do I make a soup from it?"

Also, we publish new research; Doilies - are they making a come back?

Friday, 1 April 2011

CARROT AND LEMON

Spuds, onion, broc, carrot and lemon juice.

A SURPRISING FUSION THAT DELIGHTS THE NODULES.

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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