Impromptu ATX meeting, and a new chapter!

WELL...i know we've been slacking seriously in the SG department as of late. Perhaps it was just hard to top the BUCKET of soup we had for thanksgiving...

It is now January, and the weather is up and down in Texas. I'm sure the weather is still miserable in other parts of the world and therefore i KNOW you must be making soup...you're just not telling us about it.

Here's what SG-atx has been up to the last few days...

Today:
impromptu meeting with only part of the Austin gang. Billie and i were suddenly inspired this evening, and made some (vegan) Tomato Artichoke soup. The recipe was from the Millenium cookbook. However, the author developed the recipe after eating similar soup at Austin's own Mother's Cafe! I don't mean to sound uppity when i say that I've had Mother's version, and this one solidly tops it. (that is NOT to detract from the deliciousness of Mother's, or any of the yummy things they make).

We had the soup with pressed vegan grilled cheese sandwiches made on a stove-top cast-iron grill, and a simple side salad. YUM!! the soup was awesome. seriously.

NOW...here is some other exciting news!

A friend of mine, Raychelle, is currently traveling the country with some kids who are from London. They are following the campaign and talking to people about American politics, etc. Dan is a journalist, and is writing a blog about the journey. Tom is illustrating it with his comic style drawings. It's pretty cool, really. If you're interested at all...check it out at:
My Fellow Americans

ANYWAY, Dan's entire myspace blog has always been devoted to soup, and he sometimes invites people over for soup-offs and such. So...what does that mean? Clearly he IS the London SG chapter, and he didn't even know it yet! AND...to prove it, he made me some mushroom-white-wine soup that was DELICIOUS!
Obviously I was psyched to welcome the London chapter to the Gang, and gave Dan one of my SG prints, made by Prez Leif Valin himself. He was psyched.


As you can see...alot to tell. but enough about us...
GO MAKE SOME SOUP AND TAKE A PICTURE!

Meghan- SG-Atx


There is nothing like soup. It is by nature eccentric: no two are ever alike, unless of course you get your soup in a can.

Thanksgiving Gang ATX

First, I want to tell you that Chris Hallman is my hero. SERIOUSLY.
and if you're in the SG, he should be yours too.

three words:
BUCKET.OF.SOUP!



some of the most delicious minestrone soup you've ever had, walked two blocks (no, not that kid from ohio) in none other than a REAL bucket. i honestly cannot get over this.



When I called Soup Gang Prez, Leif Valin, to tell him about this feat he said, "Hallman is like the Soup Jesus".
I guess Leif meant that Hallman could take a bucket of water and turn it into a bucket of soup...

All Praise the motha'-fu@#*in' Soup Jesus, then.

soup in a bucket...what a beautiful thing!

next thanksgiving...a garbage can.

Meghan SG-ATX

Vegan Black Eyed Pea & Baby Bella Soup

One of the most delicious soups i've made in a while. Maybe I say that every time. (I really love the stuff, what can i say?)
Anyway, the black eyed peas and the volume of baby bella mushrooms give this a very meaty texture.

Here's what went in:

couple tbs. olive oil
thyme
crushed red pepper flakes
a ton of garlic
4 cups veg broth
approx. 2 tbs. miso
1 large carrot
3/4 small onion
2 ribs celery
approx. a cup or so baby portobella mushrooms
a splash of soy milk
a few tbs. nutritional yeast
fresh ground pepper

Just spicy enough to have a little bit of kick, but not burn your mouth.
the only problem is that i wish i had made twice as much...AT LEAST!

Meghan- SG-ATX
ps: I swear once everyone gets back into town we will start having meetings. If you read this, and are interested...get on my ass about it!

ok, i lied...no chili cook-off for us.

Billie and I are very sad to say that we were a bit premature in our entry to the chili cook-off. SO...disregard that last posting.

It turns out that it's a little more involved than we had thought, and had planned for. The supplies you need to participate are expensive, so we're going to have to hold off.

Anyway, you should go to it anyway...support your local vegetarian network...because i'm sure it will be delicious!

ah well....maybe next year. (it was gonna be a kick ass chili!)

-Meghan SG-ATX

Magilla cruddy, AKA- Gilly Smalls of Bethlehem Pa. opened up a new Chapter of the Soup Gang witha thai style sweet spicy Vegetarian Vegetable soup feast. On hand were recruits from Michigan, New hampshire and more. Gilly has been known to devour more than one, two, even three servings at one sitting.

Whatever's Left Soup...

I always forget how the process of making soup makes everything better. At least a little!

I felt like complete shit yesterday, but eventually had to eat. SO...i took whatever was left in my refrigerator and threw it in the pot.

Ended up being a tomato, a potato, some frozen corn, a carrot and a half, part of an onion, and i think that's it.

It was a mish-mash of flavors, and came out deliciously. Let's see...veggie stock, dill (as always), cilantro, cumin, lemon juice and a little tahini. I used the hand blender to make it a wee bit creamier.

And then i felt 10 times better.

an event and a process. SG meetings in the ATX soon.
FOR REAL.

-Meghan (SG-ATX)

Soup in the woods

Austin Soupster, Stew Johnson, Was in town for an outdoor full on bum style veggie soup up here in Ithaca.... THe soup was Nice! It even had sweet potatoes in it.

It's October!!!

i KNOW it's getting cold, if its not already freezing in some parts of this damn country. i KNOW this because its getting a little chilly in texas at night, at least. FINALLY!!

either way...

MAKE SOUP
SEND PICTURES!

thanks.
Meghan (SG-ATX)

impromptu mini-meeting in the ATX

The other night, billie called a super impromptu SG meeting. Mostly, she was hungry after work and wanted to make soup.

SO...of course i was down. We revisited the tahini soup from the first official SG meeting here in Austin. Turned out delicious. lots of baby bellas.



stew came over. he also came to the realization that bread is great when sopping up soup. (ok, maybe not a realization so much as just felt like he reaffirmed it for himself!).

taj came by after his band practice and had some too.

not an official meeting, of course. but delicious and warm. i can't wait for the cold weather here!

Don't forget...Soup Makes the Soldier.
Meghan SG-ATX

Post from Shalon- (SoupGang British Columbia, soon to be ATX)

I wasn't feeling so good the other day and I wanted soup. So I did what any rational person would do, I started making soup.

When the task at hand was completed and I sat down on my back deck admiring the cool breeze coming off the lake, the sun was making it's final creep towards the mountains which in turn glistened off my water glass and I thought, "I wish I had someone to enjoy this wonderful soup with me." then I realized, I wasn't alone. Though they may all be scattered about, I am never alone when I satisfy my pallet for soup.

I made a point of taking a picture of this super yummy soup. I have the original way I make it and then a simple substitute for the vegetarian version I use to make for an old roommate. A vegan version was attempted once, But nothing replaces butter/yogurt as far as I'm concerned. So here we go.


Chicken and prawn curry soup:

(original reciepe):

5-6 tbl madras curry powder
1 cube chicken boullion cube
1 1/2 stick butter
1/2 plain yogurt
1 yellow Onion (preferably sweet) *cubed
1 red bell pepper *cubed
1 large handful cilantro*minced
1 med habanero*minced
1/2 can tomato paste
3-4 lbs ok bonless skinless chicken (thighs preferably)
1-2 lbs prawns
1 cup brown,red,wild (whatever you have) rice
2 cups of water
** for vegitarian: sub chicken boulliion for veg and sub meat for fried tofu. The texture is awsome in this dish. Also go ahead and add a few more veggies. Green beans and or mini potatoes work real well.

-low-med setting melt butter
-combine:onion
-tom paste
-curry powder
-habanero
-1/2 the cilantro
-bullion cube
-satay till onions are soft
-add chicken (tofu) when chicken is almost done,
-add rice/water
-leave on low for 20
(the water and rice can be skipped if rice is pre-cooked)
-when rice is tender add: Prawns
- bell pepper
- rest of cilantro
-let simmer for about 10min
-slowly add yougurt stiring while adding ( if you don't it'll curdle) and try to avoid using it right out of the fridge. leave out during prep.
-finally, add water for thinner consistancy usually a cup or two. Because of the amount of curry used it is quite an intense flavor dish so water it to taste or sipping preferance.

Udon... post from Nic [SG_ATX]

So I was sick this week. Big-time bummer. I managed to get out of bed long enough to make a little soup though. Ten minutes to a tasty bowl of goodness. The picture didn't turn out so good, but hey, I was sick.

I havent posted any soup pix on behalf of the Ithaca chapter, all apologies/// tonight we might skull soup! with sweet potatoes, onions, corn, carrots, garlic, green beans, chicken, hot sauce, turbinado, red peppes, yellow peppers, and more... Chili in a few days, word!

Nic and Brooke`s Denver Zoup Party

Here`s the scene Nic and Brooke got a cool new place to live and had a soup party!

Brooke made potato leek and Sarah made some spicy zucchini,the ender was Sarah`s brother`s(CobraGrunadelauncherGreatwhiteshark) desert soup a fruit cold soup with ice cream!
here`s the chefs description of their craft:

leeky soupy poopy pants dance
by soft package(Brooke)

oonpth oompth.
wikka wikka yeah
yo.
i saw you hangin out in the aisle
wassup!
you was sittin real tall and nice
so smooth and rude couldn't believe my eyes
so i put you in butter
watch you get all sizzly
and oh yeah you wanted more..
saw you do a threesome with the garlic
and onions oh no you din't
gettin all dirty with the pepper and potatoes
got me all noisy with the leeky soupy poopy pants dance
shit.
oonpth oonpth
wikka wikka
yeah
bitches.



'you were a mistake, but i like you anyway' soup
by sarah p.

i stumbled upon you in a magazine, baby.
i only picked you because i was in a zucchini state of mind
i thought you sounded good
take you home,mix you up
see whatchu all about, girl..i mean soup.
you required a little broth
some milk, little onion, but when you needed pepper..
you did me wrong, sweet thang.
you made us cough
like a too tight thong.
i don't know if i'll look up again
maybe for a quickie
when i'm all sick-y.

dreaming of soup season...

well...clearly meetings are on hiatus, because its ridiculously hot in texas.
but the other day i did make a really simple brothy udon noodle soup with mushrooms, and thought i'd post a picture...because it was delicious.

i cant wait for soup season.



-Meghan SG-ATX

PS: i know some of you ARE making soup, at least that's what i hear. TAKE PICTURES DAMMIT! send them to me. ironmeghan@yahoo.com

not a meeting, but definitely some eating!

ok, i'm a nerd.
anyway...we haven't really had any meetings, but i'm going to update this with a couple pictures of billie's creamy zucchini soup.

it was delicious...and FUN to play with. See? Stew thought a "baby jesus" should go in.


And in completely unrelated news, Stew left town again for a couple weeks, which is always a bummer. To top it all off...he shaved off this sweet 'stache he was farming. I, myself am not psyched about that!


Alright, kids...i know it's getting hot...but SOUP.
NEVER FORGET!
-Meghan SG-ATX

Portland Posting....

Soup Gang Portland made some very unvegan, but VERY delicious looking soup this past week. Soup, dogs and fun...what more can you ask for? Thanks for the update Katherine!!!

She says...
Erin, Jon, and I made a tomato blue cheese soup last week. then we crumbled bacon on top. It was super good. Sorry, vegans! and pics of Rex and Whiskey too.






-soupgang PDX

Soup Season...over but not done...

well...things with ye ole SG are slowing down a bit here in austin, since its going to be HOT AS BALLS really soon. but the rain inspires us sometimes anyway...

billie made another delish version of the Mulligatawny the other day. here's a picture of it before we used my hand blender to made it less chunky. she loves soups that are orange, we decided. mulli, butternut squash, etc.

we've been cooking a lot still (more summery foods, however)...but not to worry... we will definitely try some chilled soups this summer!

gimme some info from around the country, kids!
and don't forget to FINISH YOUR SOUP!!!



-Meghan SG-ATX

Potato,Carrot,Arm,Leg

April Fools Soup Ganging

We had a soup ganging in littleton,colorado on April 1st 2007 AD. Mike,Christina,Nic,Brooke,Brittany ,myself and Brooklyn the black lab
showed up to soup it up!

Littleton is known for it`s small town name ,nice parks,jumpy cops,mass
school murders and Alfred Packer, among other things.

In my attempts to time travel and bring Alfred and his friends some good
soup so they wouldn`t have to eat each other where futile as my flux capacitor
was out of comission. So i had no heroic stories to tell when the crew came over and i kept my story of failure to myself.

The soup was a basic root dominated number,5 lbs potato`s,2 lbs carrots,peas,corn ,vegetable bouillon ,oregano,parsley,and a bit of olive oil.
With a small pot of pea soup w/ carrots for variety.

We all ate our fill washed down with some adult beverage then went on a field trip to Alfred`s grave which is within walking distance from my home.

A fun warm day indeed.
Leif

NEW Soup Gang Logo/Button!!!

SG president, Leif Valin, sent over this new Soup Gang image, which will be the next round of buttons.



Once i stop being lazy, i will make a bunch and send them to Leif.

if you want a couple, once again...send me your address at the soup gang myspace page or let me know!

-Meghan

Here's What's been going on!!!

Well, its getting warmer in Austin...but that doesn't mean we love soup any less. Last night i made a half-assed portobello corn potato soup, but forgot to take pictures. It was definitely deece!

ANYWAY....Soup Gang gets some coverage on another website...
Brian Miller's knuckletattoos are on the web, as is a link to this blog. RAD!

Check it.
word.
-megh