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Year
17
- 2009
Curried
Red Lentil Soup (2003)
Black Bean Chipolte Soup (2006)
Tomato, Lime, and Tortilla Soup (1998)
Chocolate Coffee Soup (2008)
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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Even with the crazy snow storm that hit Pittsburgh the morning of the Big SOUP Pary 2009, it was a huge success. This was our first year to be in our new house. (right next door to our old house). 151 friends (40 kids) made the trip through the snow to eat Black Bean, Potato Cheese, Tomato LIme Tortilla, Curried Red Lentil Soup and Chocolate Coffee Soup. The kids played in the snow and folks enjoyed the fire outside. The pool table in the basement was a big hit. Tim T. gave us some wonderful songs at the piano, and Jeff F. won hands down for the most original bowl (See here and here). Honorable mentions here, here, and here.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the GPCFB, We raised $1420! |
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Year
16
- 2008
Black-Bean Soup with Avocado Salsa
Spicy Peanut Stew
Green Mulligatawny
Chocolate Coffee Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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gigipan picts #1, #2, #3!
(cool. thanks Brian!)
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| Big SOUP 2008 was frightful (the weather, that is)! The temperature dropped and at 3:00 in the afternoon the roads were icy and dangerous. By 6:00 most of the roads were driveable, but there were still many friends who were not ablt to make the trip in. In spite of the ice and cold the 2008 Big SOUP Party set the new record for money raised for the GPCFB! We raised $1210.00 (w00t!) for the food bank. 136 friends made the trek for soup through the ice and wind (37 kids). We started the party at 6:00 PM for the first time and the last guests left at 2:30 AM. The Black Bean was the favorite of the evening. We kicked the Black Bean and the Spicy Peanut soups. Prizes were given at 9:30 for David L's hand carved face bowl and spoon, Noa L's big spoon, and to Paul H. for travelling from Washington county. Michael N's tri-bowlo, Eileen F's candle bowl, Todd's Santa Boot bowl, Kate P's snoopy spoon, and Kyra B's tiny tiny bowl all received honorable mentions. |
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Year
15
- 2007
Yin-Yang
Soup
----Yin: Cocconut Spinich and Pea Soup
----Yang: Thai Corn Chowder
The Big Chili
Chocolate Coffee Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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| The 2007
big Soup Party started early and ended late.
Judi Cagley showed up at 6:45 and Janelle B. left around
1:40 am. Four soups in five pots, 145 people (38 of them were
children!), $758 raised for the GPCFB. The
Thai
Corn Chowder
was the first to go with the Chocolate
Coffee Soup in hot pursuit.
The Yin-Yang soup was the dominant experience of the evening.
Equal time was spent discussing the taste as was spent trying
to create the perfect Yin-Yang symbol in the bowl. Prizes were
awarded at 9:00 to Ryan L. for his double decker, built on-site
bowl, Dr. Jeff and Eileen F. for their eco-friendly,
hand carved, organic, hollowed rutabaga and pineapple bowls
(respectively), to Leo Hildebrant for his square LEGO bowl,
Kate Froeshl for the largest spoon used, Carmon Rinehart for
his most excellent Yin-Yang demonstration, and to Laura Bentrem
for traveling the farthest, from Greensburg, PA. We are so
excited to have increased the collective donation to the GPCFB,
more $ from a smaller crowd. MANY THANKS to everyone who contributed.
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Year
14 - 2006
Fire Soup with Cucumber Riata
Green Mulligatawny
Black Bean Chipolte Soup
Spiced Chocolate Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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2006 big Soup Party was quite an evening. Five soups, 162 people
(27
of them were children!), $764.11 raised for the GPCFB. The
Black Bean Chipolte Soup was the first to go. It was gone by 9:45.
The Mulligatawny was the favorite of the evening with the Spiced
Chocolate soup running a close second. Prizes were awarded at 9:00
to Paul Rosenblatt for his tiny row boat bowl, Eileen Freedman
for her soup quote bowl, Jeff Freedman for his amazingly large
end table bowl and Sebastian Tomasits for his hand painted guitar
ceramic bowl. The Hankins clan travelled the farthest from Harrisburg,
PA. The largest spoon used was brought by Ryan Laib. We are so
excited to have increased the collective donation to the GPCFB by
nearly $300. MANY THANKS to everyone who contributed. Way to Go!! |
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Year
13 - 2005
Gujarati Pepper and Black-Eyed Pea Soup
Mexican Tomato Soup
Spiced Peach Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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had a great time at the 2005
big Soup Party. 135 people,
$480 raised
for the GPCFB.
We did not kick any of the pots of soup this year, but there was
not much left of any of them. There was not a consensus on the
best soup of the evening. The crowd was divided evenly between
all 4 soups. The fire pit on the back deck and the singing around
the piano were highlights of the evening. Jeff Freedman won most
original bowl with his hand carved log of maple bowl with matching
spoon, Glenn Greene won a prize for the largest spoon used, Laura
and Casey Sokol drove down from Toronto, Canada and received the
award for the furthest distance traveled and we gave an honorable
mention to Jackie Goldblume for her wonderful reindeer-pig bowl. |
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Year
12 - 2004
Mulligatawny
Ribollita
Mysore Rasam
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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| The 2004
big Soup Party was a blast!
127+ people, $346 raised for the GPCFB,
the Mysore Rasam soup was "kicked" at 9:20, the Ribollita
soup was gone at 11:00, and the Mulligatawny was the favorite
of the evening.
By 2:00 am, we had served about 310 cups of soup! |
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Year
9 - 2001
Roasted
Tomato and Pasta Soup
Vegetable Gumbo
Malaysian Cabbage and Peanut Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup)
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Year 8 -
2000
Cream
of Green Soup (acknowledgement to Melissa Kelley)
Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Soup (cold soup)
Lemongrass Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 7 -
1999
Croatian
Sour Soup
Pistou Soup
Spicy Seven-Bean Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 6 -
1998
Curried
Peanut Soup
Classic Minestrone
Tomato, Lime, and Tortilla Soup
Potato
Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 5 -
1997
Caribbean
Black Bean Soup
African Peanut Soup
???(we can't remember)???
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 4 -
1996
Southwestern
Zucchini-Corn Chowder
Egyptian Bean & Vegetable Soup
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 3 -
1995
Spicy
Tomato Soup
???(we can't remember)???
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 2 -
1994
Gypsy
Soup
???(we can't remember)???
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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Year 1 -
1993
Minestrone
The Mariners' Pepperpot Soup
???(we can't remember)???
Potato Cheese Soup (our “house” soup) |
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