Thursday, August 21, 2025

Post #800 - Project 3867: The Crock Pot

Raise a tureen to post #800! 

I love making soup with fresh ingredients

This summer has been hot AF, but as summer is winding down, my brain shifts from salad to soup. 

I may not be the greatest cook, but I am pretty good at soups and stews. So why not open a soup bar similar to the dearly departed Applegate's in St. Louis?

From a visit in 2011, the beloved Applegate's soup bar

Offer a buffet of crockpots serving a variety of soups. You have your standard everyday soups, like chicken noodle and chili, but rotate in seasonal fare: something lighter for summer and heavier for winter. On Fridays, you might offer clam chowder and lobster bisque, and in the fall, a hearty vegetable soup. 

Step it up on the cracker/crouton selection, as I'm snacking on Schuler's rye chips. Why wouldn't you offer Cheez-Its with cream of tomato or wheat thins with beef barley? 

And for those on the go, soups that are sippable and snackable while driving. I bet I could get a soup-to-go food truck for late-season football and winter sports.  

And a nod to the original inspiration - always have tomato basil ravioli soup on hand. 

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Post #800 - Project 3867: The Crock Pot

Raise a tureen to post #800!  I love making soup with fresh ingredients This summer has been hot AF, but as summer is winding down, my brain...