lol, I won The Golden Ladle!

[Mosca]

I didn’t even know I was playing for it!

Mary Joan asked me to make some soup for her office; last Monday they were all bringing soups. So I made some ham and bean soup. I did it straight up, nothing fancy: mirepoix, ham bone, simmer for about 90 minutes, then strained; added celery and carrots and potatoes back in, a few cans of white beans, a couple pounds of diced ham, and some frozen peas for color. Seasoned with some thyme and bay leaves, salt and pepper. I puréed sometimes broth for texture.

Yesterday she brought home The Golden Ladle! I guess the idea is, they vote on who made the best what. I gotta say, it was a pretty good soup.

So I took the ladle, posed it, and added some text, and sent it back to the office, where it got a chuckle:

[captainlee]

Congratulations !!!!!!!

[Sweaty Paul]

Congratulations! Sounds like a delicious soup!

[Duanessmokedmeats]

Congrats!

[Oak Smoke]

You’ve still got it Tom!

[RonB]

Congrats on the stealth win Tom.

[HawkerXP]

No soup for you!

[smokenoob]

Waiting for the Breakfast Golden Griddle award!

[cruiseplanner1]

Congratulations. I like the peas idea. I shred a little carrot for the color and touch of sweetness. Going to make some bean soup here in a couple of days. I may try your tip

[fzxdoc]

Congrats! A good soup is always appreciated. Now you have proof!

Kathryn

[jayjordan]

Congrats. Better prize than when I won a chili cookoff at work..got a wood spoon with a ribbon on it. Yeah, the boss was cheap.

[Huskee]

Tom you deserve far more than 1 Golden Ladle with the skills you've shared with us here over the years. But that's soup-er cool, and a testament to your culinary care & skill that you won without even knowing you were competing. Congrats.

[Mosca]

Thanks! But I just try to make the pictures look like they taste good.