Pea Soup Mix in a Jar

We enjoy having soup for lunch from September to May and having a few ready made homemade mixes makes things simpler on those busy days. I have made homemade recipe into a dried mix some years ago and have upgraded the recipe to include yellow split peas after seeing other bloggers with similar “soup in…

Curried Squash Soup – easy to make!

I normally do not care for soups made with any type of squash.  This past weekend my sister served us a curried squash soup for dinner –  I was a little nervous to try it but am sure glad I did!  It was delicious!  Not sure of the name of the squash she used but…

Dutch Pea Soup – Easy and Gluten Free

Great during the winter months! divided up into individual lunch servings Dutch Pea Soup – gluten free 16 cups water (tastes even better if you use about 4-6 cups chicken stock in place of water) 4 cups split peas 3-4 stalks celery, diced 1 cup sliced leak – optional but tastes good in this soup…

Dutch Meatball Soup – Gluten Free

Ran out of  rice vermicelli so had to add some gf spaghetti noodles. Every year for Soup and Skate the school asks parents to make Dutch Meatball soup.  The recipe includes packages of soup mix from the Dutch store.  The recipe is not gluten free so I worked at getting a homemade  version using no…

Gluten Free Savoury Sausage Stew – From Freezer to Crockpot

This stew can be made the day you eat it or you can do the Freezer Bag Cooking Method and make multiples for the freezer and throw into the slow cooker the day you wish to serve it. Thanks to Shirley Feenstra for this recipe…I have modified it to be gluten free and have added…

Slow Cooker GF Cajun BlackBean & Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients: 1-2 cups dried black beans or 3-4 cups canned black beans 7 cups water Soak dried beans overnight in cold water to cover.  Next morning drain and cover with 7 cups of water.  Cook until soft – this could take one hour on stove top or in a pressure cooker cook 10 minutes and let cool. …

Auntie Joanne’s Tomato Florentine Soup, Gluten Free

Everyone loves Aunt Joanne’s Tomato Florentine Soup and I finally got the recipe last night while harvesting swiss chard from her garden.  You can use either Spinach, or Swiss Chard in this recipe. Tomato Florentine Soup 1 pkg. frozen spinach, chopped (or swiss chard equivalent) Soup simmering for 20 minutes.  This is before the Parmesan…

Just Like Campbell’s Cream of Tomato Soup~gluten free

Well, not exactly like but close…. This is a quick easy alternative to Campbell’s Cream of Tomato Soup1 6 ounce can tomato paste12 ounces milk (2 cans)12 ounces water (2 cans)1 tsp. saltMethodStir or wisk together in a saucepan. Heat and Serve.This is really quite tasty and easy. You may adjust the water and milk…

Cream of Mushroom Soup ~ Gluten Free

Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion 1/4 lb mushrooms, chopped fine Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in remaining ingredients and cook slowly for 15 minutes. Stir in: 1 tablespoon rice flour Add slowly, stirring: 2 cups liquid (chicken or turkey stock, milk or water) Bring to the boiling point. Cook slowly for…