Posts Tagged by Soup

That ain’t so bad…

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Tonight is chili night with home cooked beans and the total cost so far for the whole meal? WELL under $10. Round it out with a loaf of Udi whole grain bread and I think it’s a perfect supper for a -30′c day! more

November Beginnings Meal Plan

Well, the cold season begins in ALL senses of the word.  The Unleashed is home sick from school today.  So with the smell of his favorite Blueberry Tea steeping and the sound of both of us sniffling,  he is helping me Blog and plan.  On our minds?  Suppers of course!

The Unleashed’s “What’s for 5 Suppers ” this week?

  1. WF Hot dogs.  Buns? Romaine Lettuce leaves instead!
  2. Warm Spinach Salad - bacon, spinach , red onions, Renee’s Sweet Onion Vinaigrette (or homemade)
  3. Tomato Soup with Garlic toast ( We will be using Udi’s brand bread that we picked up at Save on Foods this week!)
  4. BBQ’d Chicken with mashed potatoes & green peas ( Sweet Tree’s GF Birch BBQ sauce for us!)
  5. Chicken Pizza & Green salad (Unleashed wants Catalina Dressing and we will be using Kinnikinnik Brand Crusts from Safeway or Green Tree Health Foods )

Supply for the school – Chocolate Cupcakes :

The teachers have been fantastic in keeping frozen cupcakes in their staff kitchen for the boys.  They are then able to pull them out when there is a birthday party or other celebration in the class rooms.

Homemade GF Tomato Soup

8 medium Tomatoes (equivalently 4 cups of canned diced)
2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
2 cup GF Chicken Broth
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tbsp, or dried parsley Dried Basil(equivalently 1 tablespoon fresh basil or parsley, finely chopped)
2 tbsp GF Corn Starch
Salt & Pepper (or according to your taste)
Optional: 1C Milk or Half & Half Cream
Combine tomatoes and broth; stew for 30 minutes on low heat. Strain into a bowl, removing seeds and skins. Return to pot.

Stir corn starch. Add celery, basil and onion and cook over very low heat until mixture has thickened to desired consistency. OPTIONAL: Stir in milk or cream during the last 10 minutes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. If a smooth soup is desired, process in blender before serving.

Timmies!

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Does your double double doing you Gluten Damage? Does the Canadian Tradition have ANYTHING you can eat? more

Tuesday’s Lunch

What’s for lunch?

Spring Pea Soup with Real Cream from Knorr (Located at the $Store up on the hill.)

Toast! EnerG Brown Rice Bread (Safeway) Not as good as the Soft White Rice Loaf but good toasted and dipped!

Oh, and of course the evil Diet Coke.  JUST 1!

Knorr Soup Lunch

I miss soups! While I really enjoy traditional Campbells soups and their economic addition to cooking for a family, I now venture to find affordable alternatives.

Knorr has caught on.  Not only can you get some of their soups in ready to serve sizes for a hungry man or two ladies for lunch, you can also get pouches for approx $2.50 each.  Two of these and some Red Mills Pizza Dough makes a great lunch for my family of 5. 

That brings a family meal in at approx $10. Reasonable!

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Items that you might not recognize on the ingredients list.  To Wikipedia!

maltodextrin - can be derived from any starch. In the US, this starch is usually rice, corn or potato; elsewhere, such as in Europe, it is commonly wheat. This is important for coeliacs, since the wheat-derived maltodextrin can contain traces of gluten. There have been recent reports of coeliac reaction to maltodextrin in the United States.[citation needed] This might be a consequence of the shift of corn to ethanol production and its replacement with wheat in the formulation.

Other authorities on gluten maintain the source does not matter because maltodextrin is such a highly processed ingredient that the protein is removed, rendering it gluten free. If wheat is used to make maltodextrin, it will appear on the label. Even so, the maltodextrin will be gluten free.

note: Soups may contain milk ingredients