Lommel – soup and smoke, from the Bleux-Simons family

It's the end of this week Soup and smoke on the weekend With the Bleux-Simons family in Lutlommel. It's already the sixth time Lander, Ron, Paul and Ingrid Organize this in turns for Peter Meter vzw and Akindo. They organized the first two editions as a potluck day, but since coronavirus, the concept has been adapted to include takeaway. It worked so well that they continue to do it this way now.
In the previous two editions, the family raised more than €2,000, and this year, with orders of more than €3,700, it will again reach €2,000. peter meter vzw To bring. You can place your order online and pick it up at Hanekap today. Tomorrow the group was arranged at their home.
You can order anything from them: five types of fresh delicious soups, different types of sandwiches, carrot puree with chipolata and gravy, and home-baked cakes and pies. And there were many candidates, because the family, together with an enthusiastic team of volunteers, made at least 200 liters of soup, 180 sandwiches, 60 servings of carrot puree with chipolata, 350 waffles and 180 cakes.
What does carrot puree do with smoke and soup? They've been doing this since sophomore yearSoup and smoke“, because apparently Ron doesn't like smoke. So they prepared his favorite dish: carrot puree with chipolata. There are still people in Lommel who love this dish, because people keep asking for it.
Since he was 16, Lander has been the godfather of Peter Meter vzw, a non-profit organization committed to expanding the network of socially vulnerable children, youth, families and lonely seniors. His mother, Ingrid, is also a godmother there. The whole family is very fond of this non-profit organization, so they are obviously organizing a Soep & Smoskes weekend for Peter Meter vzw. But because there are so many other organizations in Lommel that do really great work, they also donate the proceeds to Akindo every two years, because they do great things for kids.
The family has been rolling up its sleeves for charity for many years. When Ron was six years old, he drove around the entire neighborhood in his wheelbarrow Pancakes For sale in Haiti after the major earthquake. He also knitted one for months at a time Meter long chain As decorations for the Christmas tree, and sold at auction for charity. Lander has already organized breakfast at their house several times, and he also collects red coins for Kom op tegen Kanker. The family derives a great deal of satisfaction from being able to devote themselves to a noble cause and feeling the warmth and commitment of others. The seventh edition of Soep & Smoskes is definitely coming next year, but they don't know yet for what charity.
(Photos by Robert Bones)