Neil Gits A Taste For Soup

Tales from the “Old Git’s Kitchen” again this week ! I’ve been trying all sorts of food lately that comes in tins and would make a cheap but tasty meal with either rice or pasta. Maybe a nice dessert with a couple of dollops of ice cream, like peaches or pears too. If it comes in a tin, I’m in ! I’ve had some mixed results on the meat side of things, some quite successful which I am thinking of trying again and being a little more adventurous with by adding in sweetcorn, peppers or mushrooms possibly. Others were less impressive and are filed under “never again!” – top of that list being those Fray Bentos tinned pies – yuk & yuk again !!

Getting the thumbs up were chilli con carne, minced beef and onions, chicken curry, stewed steak, chicken in white wine sauce and of course tuna which I use quite regularly anyway in both sandwiches & pasta dishes. It was a big “NO!” to the tinned meatballs though – whether in gravy or tomato sauce, both left a nasty after-taste and made me windy !! However, there was one surprising discovery along the way ….

If you know me well, you’ll know I just don’t do hot drinks – no tea, no coffee, no hot chocolate, no bovril – nothing hot at all, and that included soup … up until a couple of weeks ago ! I used to make it for my son when he was little (with bread soldiers!) but I haven’t touched any myself for years, but whilst perusing the aisles in Asda, I just suddenly thought “why not?” & randomly picked up a Heinz ‘Cream of Chicken’ … and it was delicious ! They say your tastes change as you get older so here was the proof ! My mum used to make me Oxtail soup as a kid and I’ve tried that again now too, equally pleasing – not only that but the own-brand shop ones that are much cheaper don’t taste any different. Nice …

No surprises on the music front this week – your two hours of the good stuff on the playlist is made up of 100% quality soul, jazz-funk & disco goodness mainly from the 70s & 80s. Tune into the ‘Repeat Play’ this evening at 5pm to hear the latest show or hunt it down at our “Listen Again” page. This is what to expect :

The Tunes – Monday 24th February 2025

Carl Carlton – She’s A Bad Mama Jama
Jacksons – Enjoy Yourself
Full Flava feat Alison Limerick – Perfect Love
Disco Tex & His Sex-o-lettes – Dancin’ Kid
Dee Clark – Ride A Wild Horse
Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation
Al Jarreau – Since I Fell For You
Kim Tibbs – The Time Is Now
Meli’sa Morgan – I Still Think About You
Cameo – Single Life
Jellybean ft Steven Dante -The Real Thing (12″ Version)
Joneses – In Love Again
Exciters – Reaching For The Best
Walter Beasley – Do Ya Wanna Dance
Four Tops – It’s All In The Game
Diana Ross & Supremes -You Keep Me Hanging On
Tristan – Changes
Janet Jackson – Let’s Wait A While
Joe Leavy – Inside You
Teddy Pendergrass – I Can’t Leave Your Love Alone
Gil Scott-Heron – Racetrack In France
Commodores – Flying High
Luther Vandross – Never Too Much (Lost Frequencies Edit)

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The Old Gits Soul Show is broadcast LIVE from 7pm–9pm every Monday, repeated on Saturday evening from 5pm–7pm, on Gateway 97.8FM in Basildon & East Thurrock, across South Essex on DAB and available nationally via the Radio Player on your TV as well as online via www.gateway978.com You can listen on your smart speaker or your phone too … plus you can hear it again anytime you like via the “Listen Again” button on the Gateway website – just search “Cool Soul”