https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Alternative-Special-Soup/m-p/12012#M318 <P>I had a nice gift card for Christmas and went looking for a new cookbook. I, also, got a nice new crockpot for a gift, so thought I'd find some new recipes, and I did. But, what a surprise! I thumbed through and purchased a book full of recipes that I thought I would actually fix; in fact most of the recipes I would fix. This is unusual for me; usually I'm lucky if there are two or three in each chapter that I give a try.</P> <P>The name of the cookbook is "Make It Fast, Cook It Slow". Don't ask me how, but until I got home with the book I had no idea that it was also a gluten-free cookbook, nice for any of you that are looking for such recipes. But, what that does for the rest of us cooks is spare us a lot of recipes that depend on noodles, rice, etc., although are SOME recipes that use gluten-free pasta and brown rice. I think that's why there are so many appealing recipes; the variety is greater when there are some limits placed on the ingredients. You'd think it might be the other way around, but not in this cookbook.</P> <P>The author, Stephanie O'Dea, has a blog, and determined to cook one crockpot recipe a day for 365 days. The cookbook is a result of that and lots of help from friends on her blog and elsewhere. She mentions quite a few blog sites at the end of the book.</P> <P>So, if you're looking for tasty good and healthy crockpot recipes, you might want to have a look see at this one.</P> <P>In the meantime, I thought people might appreciate this money-saving healthy version of creamed soup for using in recipes.</P> <P> </P> <P><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>Alternative Special Soup<BR /></STRONG></SPAN><BR /> 1 T butter<BR /> 3 T flour or gluten-free baking mix<BR /> 1/2 c low fat milk or soy milk<BR /> 1/2 c chicken broth<BR /> 1/4 t salt<BR /> 1/4 t pepper<BR /> <BR /> If you prefer not to use canned ‘cream of something’ soup, make your own special soup.<BR /> Make a roux on the stovetop with the butter and flour, stirring until the flour has been cooked and no longer has a raw taste; just a couple of minutes should do it. Whisk in the milk, broth, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, just until all is combined and heated.<BR /> <BR /> Use in recipes in the same way and quantity as canned ‘cream of something’ soup.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:39:35 GMT Beebee2 2011-01-06T00:39:35Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Alternative-Special-Soup/m-p/12012#M318 <P>I had a nice gift card for Christmas and went looking for a new cookbook. I, also, got a nice new crockpot for a gift, so thought I'd find some new recipes, and I did. But, what a surprise! I thumbed through and purchased a book full of recipes that I thought I would actually fix; in fact most of the recipes I would fix. This is unusual for me; usually I'm lucky if there are two or three in each chapter that I give a try.</P> <P>The name of the cookbook is "Make It Fast, Cook It Slow". Don't ask me how, but until I got home with the book I had no idea that it was also a gluten-free cookbook, nice for any of you that are looking for such recipes. But, what that does for the rest of us cooks is spare us a lot of recipes that depend on noodles, rice, etc., although are SOME recipes that use gluten-free pasta and brown rice. I think that's why there are so many appealing recipes; the variety is greater when there are some limits placed on the ingredients. You'd think it might be the other way around, but not in this cookbook.</P> <P>The author, Stephanie O'Dea, has a blog, and determined to cook one crockpot recipe a day for 365 days. The cookbook is a result of that and lots of help from friends on her blog and elsewhere. She mentions quite a few blog sites at the end of the book.</P> <P>So, if you're looking for tasty good and healthy crockpot recipes, you might want to have a look see at this one.</P> <P>In the meantime, I thought people might appreciate this money-saving healthy version of creamed soup for using in recipes.</P> <P> </P> <P><SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"><STRONG>Alternative Special Soup<BR /></STRONG></SPAN><BR /> 1 T butter<BR /> 3 T flour or gluten-free baking mix<BR /> 1/2 c low fat milk or soy milk<BR /> 1/2 c chicken broth<BR /> 1/4 t salt<BR /> 1/4 t pepper<BR /> <BR /> If you prefer not to use canned ‘cream of something’ soup, make your own special soup.<BR /> Make a roux on the stovetop with the butter and flour, stirring until the flour has been cooked and no longer has a raw taste; just a couple of minutes should do it. Whisk in the milk, broth, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, just until all is combined and heated.<BR /> <BR /> Use in recipes in the same way and quantity as canned ‘cream of something’ soup.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:39:35 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Alternative-Special-Soup/m-p/12012#M318 Beebee2 2011-01-06T00:39:35Z