When the weather turns cold, like it is here in Nashville
there’s nothing better than a nice, hot bowl of soup to warm you up. What
better way to spend time with friends and/or family then with a ‘Soup Exchange’?
You’ve probably heard of cookie exchanges, but a soup
exchange is novel (and more nutritious). It should be small, because it’s a lot
more time consuming to make enough soup to pass around, than cookies. But, the
small party size creates a nice intimate evening.
This party really has no planning involved. Just be sure to give your guest at least 2 weeks notice. Invitations can be verbal or via email. Ask guest to RSVP with their soup exchange 1 week before party with be any special toppings you should supply.
This party really has no planning involved. Just be sure to give your guest at least 2 weeks notice. Invitations can be verbal or via email. Ask guest to RSVP with their soup exchange 1 week before party with be any special toppings you should supply.
At a recent soup
exchange I attended, there were 7 ladies total, and each of us brought six 6-cup
freezer containers of our most delicious homemade soup, plus one 1-1/2 cup
serving ready to sample. We also enjoyed homemade bread, delicious salad, and
wine, plenty of wine. It really was a very nice evening. And super filling. I can’t
wait to pull some yummy soup out of the freezer on my next
too-overwhelming-to-cook day.
Soups on the menu at the party were Corn Chowder, Tomato Dill,
Cheesy Potato, Italian Minestrone, Chicken Tortilla, Red Beans & Rice
(my soup), and Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle. What a variety! If you don’t have
a favorite soup recipe, there are gazillions on the web. (foodnetwork.com has some of my favorite.) Good homemade soup is
even easy to improvise. See a step-by-step guide here.
What’s your favorite?
Friends and family warm your heart; now you have a way to
warm their tummies.
Enjoy!
Angee
My Husband likes to add more rice to his. |
To make my Red Beans & Rice Soup:
2 Large Boxes of Zatarain's Red Beans & Rice
2 Boxes Chicken Stock
1 can Kidney Beans
Cajun Seasoning to taste
1 pound hot sausage
1 pound Hillshire Farm Kielbasa
Cook meats, then combine all ingredients and let
simmer. I made this recipe up so it is a
taste and go kinda deal. Just make sure the soup isn’t too thick or thin and
add seasoning slowly until it’s flavored to taste.
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