Soup and "Pie"

I belong to a 

First, Third and Fifth

Tuesday Morning Sewing Group

In December, there was a fifth Tuesday

And I planned a soup and pie luncheon after

But then it snowed . . . so we canceled!

March, however,

brings us another fifth Tuesday

And so I invited

And they came

The dining room table with plates and cutlery

And white damask napkins in silver rings

The soup - Panera Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup

It was March

I had planned a hearty crockpot soup

Alas, the warm spring temperatures called for a more springlike soup

And this Panera soup seemed to fit the bill --

carrots and celery and onions, baby spinach, orzo, chicken and lemon -  oh, my!

The soup served in the breakfast room

So everyone could help themselves

And bring their bowl back to their place in the dining room

Lemon slices to garnish and a shower of Parmesan

It's a very good soup

And "pie" just didn't seem to be the proper dessert either --

to wintery!

Instead

With local frozen berries in the freezer, I made individual strawberry cobbler

And topped it with vanilla bean ice cream.

It was a great lunch and more visiting ensued.

I'll do again, the next fifth  Tuesday

For soup and pie is an easy company lunch