Wednesday, January 21, 2009

cream of....

so, I'm not into 'Cream of ____' soups.
I don't know.
I just cringe when I see it in a recipe and I cringe even harder when I use it.

it just doesn't look right.
it doesn't look like food anyway - human food.

I found this recipe online today and got so excited I just had to share.

Will be replacing my 'cr of's' with this:

Ingredients:
2 cups dry milk
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup chicken bouillon granules
2 tablespoons dried onion flakes, optional
1 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil, optional
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano, optional
1/2 teaspoon ground marjoram, optional
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 to 3 teaspoons butter

Preparation:Combine all ingredients except butter together and store in airtight container. To use, mix 1/2 cup dry soup mix with 1 1/4 cups water and cook until thick; add butter. This is equal to one can cream soup. The mix makes enough to equal 9 to 10 cans. For cream of mushroom or celery soup, add chopped saute mushrooms or celery along with the butter while cooking.

I'll keep you posted....I know, you can't wait....me either!

4 comments:

Tisha said...

I SO have to try this! I am not into cream of soups either. Thanks!

Missy said...

What!!! Oh my goodness, I just had to laugh when I read this...how does somebody not like cream of whatever soups?! They're so creamy!!!! It's very fitting that you would make your own "cream of.." soups....oh you kill me!

Holly said...

Melissa - I read somewhere that the ing. cause cancer ;-)

Courtney said...

you're so right. they don't look like human food. more like GLOP. yuck. let us know how you like it!!!