A Soup-er Soiree

Posted Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 2:02 pm PST

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As winter's chill settles in for a stay, heat things up with a casual and comforting soup party. Simply flip through your favorite cookbooks or search online for a few hearty recipes. Mix it up and create a variety of blends to satisfy all tastes. Choose from Tortilla, Vegetable, Butternut Squash Puree, White Chili, French Onion, Carrot Ginger, Minestrone, Bean, Mushroom Barley, and more. Simply toss a few steaming pots on the stove and you've got all the ingredients to treat yourself and your guests to a warm and memorable gathering.

Create a fun and festive invitation by printing an Andy Warhol-inspired image of a soup can online, then just handwrite all of the delicious details on the back. Or send out a big soup spoon and attach an invitation using ribbon or colorful twine.
Arrange the soup selections on the stove in big pots along with good ladles, allowing guests to easily serve themselves directly from the kitchen. You can also rent warming burners from a local party supply center and set up a buffet. If kids are attending, just make sure everything is set up safely.
Spice things up with a bountiful garnish buffet featuring shredded cheeses, crackers, croutons, onions, chives, herbs, sour cream, and other goodies.
Break up loaves of bread (sourdough, olive, garlic) into small chunks and place on large platters for lots of irresistible dipping.
Keep things simple by placing oversized soup spoons and napkins in one big bowl for easy access.
Serve easy bite-size desserts such as chopped-up brownies, mini-cookies or pound cake.

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11 Comments

1. Posted by justme on Fri, Jan 19, 2007, 2:55 pm PST

Cute invitations idea
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2. Posted by Irene R on Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 2:43 pm PST

My husband and I used to have "Soup Night" the first Monday of every month during football season. We'd have an open house. Each of us would cook a big pot of soup and provide drinks, bread and cookies or something. It was a great time.
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3. Posted by sharon a on Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 3:00 pm PST

I wish there was a store just for carb foods, its so time consuming trying to read labels in the market to see how many carbs are in the food.
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4. Posted by sweborg@sbcglobal.net on Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 5:03 pm PST

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6. Posted by Mimsi on Sun, Jan 28, 2007, 1:19 pm PST

I already thought of a soup-fest about five years ago. I am on the cutting edge. I aready had a chicken-fest. That was fun, too. One of the guests went home with a door prize "I Went To The Chicken-Fest" T-shirt. The soup-fest prize winner sports an " I Went To The Soup_Fest" T-shirt
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7. Posted by Kim on Sun, Jan 28, 2007, 2:12 pm PST

Can make soups ahead in crockpots while you're gone all day. Or you could host a Chili Supper and make a variety of chili recipes, including a mild one for those who don't appreciate spicy foods such as young children. Cornbreads go well with chili. Top off with a big salad and easy dessert. Our church hosts a Soup/Chili Cook-Off each year--each family brings their favorite recipe and everyone gets to go around and sample all the entries--it's a yummy event!
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8. Posted by Harvey W on Sun, Jan 28, 2007, 2:42 pm PST

Sounds like fun. Be good to try it. Thanks.
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9. Posted by leslie h on Sat, Feb 03, 2007, 10:24 am PST

I ACTUALLY BEGAN MON. NITE FOOTBALL WITH MY PRIZE WINNING NEW ENG. CLAM CHOWDER WITH THE SUPER BOWL 16. OUR 49ERS BEAT THE BENGALS... YEAH!!!!. HMM.. WHAT HAPPENED??? HEE HEE. STILL FAITHFULL THO!! A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN OFFERED TO PURCHASE MY CHOWDER RECIPE FOR BIG MONEY, BUT TEMPTED, I DECIDED TO SAVE IT FOR MY FAMILY. I AM KINDA SORRY NOW!!!! COULD SURE USE THAT MONEY NOW MAN!! OH WELL, THE CHOWDER IS GREAT.
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10. Posted by tangledupintangerine on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 8:50 am PDT

I like these ideas! This seems like it would be a lot of fun :) Thanks ladies!
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11. Posted by royman62 on Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 5:04 pm PST

I threw a soup party in November and had a bunch of people over. Everyone brought a pot of soup. I had a couple loaves of presliced Portuguese Bread for dipping. It was the perfect bread for soup. We decided to make it an annual event. We did run out of ladles and burners on the stove, crockpots were a big help. I'll have to try some of the organizing tips from the article.
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