“Best Soup In the U.S.”

Last Thursday night, one of the guys told me that I made the best soup in the U.S. I told him that I wouldn’t know, because I haven’t gotten around that much to sample soup. He assured me that he had and that mine was the best in the U.S. With humble pride, I will accept . . . → Read More: “Best Soup In the U.S.”

Putting My Foot In It

Usually this would refer to me making a faux pas with my big mouth. This time it refers to the soup I made on September 30.

Just as we were finishing loading up to leave for home, a young Jamaican man thanked us for the food and told us that whoever made the soup really put their . . . → Read More: Putting My Foot In It

Presvytera Joanna’s Soup

On May 6, Pres. Joanna Christofidis made the soup. It was so good, the guys thought I made it. She emailed me her recipe. Here is her email:

Christ is Risen!

Dear Cranford,

I thought you might like the recipe for the soup.  I altered the original and this is what I threw in.

I used 4 rotisserie chickens
6 lbs. . . . → Read More: Presvytera Joanna’s Soup

Tonight’s Soup

Ingredients:

1   small turkey (~11 pounds) baked in a roasting pan with about three inches of water
2   huge bunches of beet greens, roughly cut
2   6#-12 oz. cans of small white potatoes, roughly cut in the can
2   cans sliced carrots
2   cans corn
1/3 cup dried oregano from last year’s garden
2   large white onions, . . . → Read More: Tonight’s Soup

“Make Lemonade”

You’ve heard that platitude: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” Well, last week someone gave me a big bag of wonderful, crusty bread rolls. We can’t give them away on the street, because too many people don’t have good teeth to eat them. They end up being fed to the squirrels and pigeons and attracting . . . → Read More: “Make Lemonade”

Last Night on the Street

Today, as I am writing this, it is Dormition, so last night the McGraws did not come to serve, since Holy Ascension’s only service was last night. Normally they make spaghetti with meat sauce and bring sandwiches and peanuts.

Yesterday, I roasted a turkey, then made turkey rice soup with green beans, carrots and corn. Then I . . . → Read More: Last Night on the Street

Turkeys ‘R’ Us

St. Philip’s annual drive for donations of turkeys, etc., is coming round again. TKJ is just one recipient of this wonderful program. It is mid-September and we still have enough turkeys in our freezer to carry us until this year’s turkey drive starts.

The people on the street really appreciate this. We are able to serve a . . . → Read More: Turkeys ‘R’ Us