FABULOUS!!!!

So not only did the "The Soup King" make a fabulous chicken noodle soup but he made an amazing split pea soup with ham! It was unbelievable. Now if we could just get all of the little people that we live with to like soup! We can't even get half of them to taste the soups!!! So it was soup for dinner that night!

Today I was roped into laying concrete with "The Soup King". I told him that the only labor that I should have to perform was in the delivery room! It worked out though! It proved that I am definitely out of shape and need a personal trainer!!! Maybe "The Soup King" will see fit to get me one for a job well done. Now that the plumbers are done their work we can move on to framing and setting up the electricians. We are looking at a four week window!!! "The Soup King" would like to be up and running by September 29th! I guess we can start the count down!

It smells great!

Today brought about paperwork, phone calls, and banking. Not much fun in my opinion.
I really want to get started on my homemade Key Lime Pie but I had to pretend to be "The Soup King's" assistant. After running around to gather all of the children the big soup pot made its way to the stove. The broth is simmering and smells wonderful! The key will be how he finishes off the chicken noodle soup. What will make it the best? Only "The Soup King" will know what little things he did to make it just right.

"The Soup King" has returned!

So, "The Soup King" has returned and is anxious to get started again...He has already ventured out to visit the store. I hope that the plumbers made a significant amount of progress over the last week or "The Soup King" will be very disappointed. A meeting with the electricians is scheduled for Monday morning, so things are moving smoothly, for now. More ideas are floating through the house from everyone. And you thought we were joking when we said that the "family" will help make your visit enjoyable. So far the children have come up with specific things to do on certain days of the week. I think that sounds good and we will give it a shot. We want to keep you guessing every time you visit. The same old thing everyday gets old quick. We want to keep life exciting! Besides, "The Soup King" lives by the motto of, "live for today because tomorrow was never promised!" Yes, a good way to view life but sometimes challenging for the rest of us that live with him!

Now that "The Soup King" is back today brings the adventure of perfecting his homemade chicken noodle soup! We will all be in the kitchen tasting and adding to make it just right, well suggesting anyway, "The Soup King" is the only one who really does anything with the soup! Hands off for the rest of us! This soup is always good but we want to find away to make sure it offers the best flavor for you! My favorite soup that "The Soup KIng" creates is his Southwestern Black Bean Soup. Maybe next weekend I will get lucky!

Cookies? Are they really that hard?

So today brought about the challenge of perfecting my homemade chocolate chip cookies. As I have already said,"The Soup King" strives for perfection so even the cookies must be just right. Well, I have struggled in the past with funny looking cookies, glob like looking cookies, and just a little too white cookies. How to fix it? Call the big sister! She had all the right answers....What ingredients to use and what not to use! Our youngest has a bash at the beach for school and we need to bring a family dish. Well, whenever the little ones come home and ask for cookies, we bake them! That is our family thing! So today, I perfected the cookie! Just the right sweetness, just the right color, just the right shape, and just the right taste!!!!! Love it! I feel ccomplished for now! I guess that's one more step in the right direction for "The Soup King"!

Now What??? Not much!

So far progress is relatively slow. The plumbers are still doing their thing, whatever that maybe..."The Soup King" knows but I have no clue. We are trying to decide on what type of uniforms if any to have our employees, which will be most of our children and any other family member we can convince to work, wear. I would like to have something that looks good but is easy to move around in since there will be prep work to be done with the soups and salads. I now what you're thinking, just another fast food spot with ok food....Not on your life! We are going to have some good home cooking for you with our soups! Even homemade deserts. I need a job so I get to bake! It will feel like you are at home every time you stop in! Besides, I bet you can't wait to see which kid is doing what job or who is just making a mess! With music always buzzing and fun things to see in the store you will definitely come back for more.



So we will start with six standard soups and have at least two special soups of the week. I think this will be a good start. "The Soup King" just needs to narrow done his choices for the six standard. He strives for perfection and wants only his best to be out there! Work in Pennsylvania keeps him a little busy right now but when he gets back, well "The Soup King" is going to shake things up! I should have a rough countdown started for our opening date by next week. I will keep you all posted! Have a great one!

Who?What?Where?When?

"The Soup King" is new in the area. We are food for the soul. We are located on Tamiami Trail in Sarastoa Florida for now.....When? Well, that is a working progress!!

We offer homemade soups and salads to warm the soul and energize the body. "The Soup King" is a quaint little spot to drop in and grab something that is filling while on the go! We add just enough family to keep every visit personable and to make you want to return!

The Soup King" began about three years ago in a small town in Pennsylvania with one man's love of soup. "The Soup King" would make all of his soups from scratch, taking recipes and adding a little of this and a little of that to make the soup just right. Soon "The Soup King" would spend every weekend working on his soups to make them perfect. The more he thought about it the more he wanted everyone to have a chance to try his tasty soups. So "The Soup King" began his work to find the right name, the right logo, and the right location.

Of course I wanted "The Soup King" to stay local but he had another idea in mind. "The Soup King" wanted to wake up everyday and see blue water. So for the next year "The Soup King" and his family of seven traveled up and down and all around Florida to find the perfect place. How many husbands go on a business trip for the week and come home to tell their wives that they bought a house? Well, "The Soup King" did just that! The idea was to renovate a home and find a store to open to the public. In addition to a new business we are also relocating a construction business. Who does this? All on a whim, for a chance to try something new "The Soup King" is doing just that!

I would like to think that I am a good wife since I go along with any and all ideas that "The Soup King" comes up with even if they scare me. I do have to admit that this is definately a leap of faith for me! Yes, keep reading because the adventure is just beginning!

So "The Soup King" has been in Sarasota since April 2008. With great anticipation a store front was found! This is the first step in getting "The Soup King's" soup out to the public...Now to make it just right! May brought great things and crazy things all at the same time! The house that "The Soup King" purchased was demolished, "lets start over", he says. Oh my! Where to go with this one? We still have our home in Pennsylvania which I am trying to hold onto, a rental home in Sarasota, and myself, five children, two ferrits, a cat, and ten hermit crabs have moved in with my father to try and make things a little easier til the great big move! CRAZY!

The craziest part of this new adventure is that "The Soup King" and I are like oil and water. He is a risk taker with no worries and I am the mom with anxiety! The only common denominator that we share are our five children and a great love thing that just sort of happened....I guess it works or we wouldn't be married for thirteen years and counting!

So the sign is here! Construction is under way.....Permits in Florida take a really long time. Now we can start the countdown! So many ideas and so much excitement, I don't think "The Soup King" can wait much longer! Paint, flooring, what is the next step? We still have a lot of planning to do but the final product will be great!

So back to things we will offer, "coffee", "The Soup King" wants to sell coffee. Neither one of us drink coffee, know what to do with it or what is right. We have a latte' machine, esspresso.....great! How should it taste? What do I do with it? "The Soup King" just laughs and says not to worry! My hair is falling out in major quantities! But, not to worry! AGH!!!

August has arrived and so has the wife and kids! Well a reluctant wife who is afraid of change! The best part is that "The Soup King" has to go back to Pennsylvania for work and has left me in a new place for the first week of school with our five children! OH MY!

"The Soup King" definately offers a wide variety of adventure for all of us! Checkback to see what new drama will unfold as we venture out for the public. Besides, who doesn't love drama and with all of us, contractors, and deadlines to meet I'm sure drama will occur! Chat with you soon!