{"id":16140,"date":"2013-12-09T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=16140"},"modified":"2013-12-08T21:01:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T03:01:16","slug":"cream-just-anything-soup-sauce-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/09\/cream-just-anything-soup-sauce-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Cream of &#8216;Just About Anything&#8217; Soup and Sauce Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.35.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16143\" alt=\"2013-12-08 20.35.59\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.35.59-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.35.59-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.35.59.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So, if you are like me, you are in the thick-of-it-all&#8230;the sewing\/knitting\/painting of gifts; the baking of cookies (and more cookies); the caroling and school concerts; the shopping (online AND out in the stores); and the wrapping of all these treasures you have shopped for and made with love!\u00a0 But supper is still expected (I KNOW, right?) on our tables each evening by our loved ones.\u00a0 Most of us really don\u2019t want to be going through the drive-thru and bringing home \u2018less than the best\u2019 to feed our families.\u00a0 However, time escapes us some days and we have not prepared for suppertime!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-21.36.25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16142\" alt=\"2013-12-08 21.36.25\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-21.36.25-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-21.36.25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-21.36.25.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One great solution to this dilemma is to put together a yummy CrockPot meal early in the day.\u00a0 At this time of year, my CrockPot remains out on the counter&#8230;handy and ready to be filled with yummy goodness.\u00a0 However, I find that many recipes designed for the CrockPot call for a can of condensed soup of one variety or another.\u00a0 And that creates a problem in our household: 1) canned condensed soup contains wheat (we eat gluten free, remember), and 2) there is just too much sodium (and a few other not-so-good-for-you ingredients) in a can of condensed soup.\u00a0 Below is a recipe for a mix you can put together and keep in your pantry (OR gift to someone else in a cute little jar with a label giving directions).\u00a0 Here, too, is a <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.usu.edu\/files\/publications\/publication\/FN_Cooking&amp;Baking_2011-02pr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">link to a great resource<\/a> for quite a few ways to use this<span style=\"color: #9e3794;\"> \u2018<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #9e3794;\">Cream of Just About Anything\u2019 soup and sauce<\/span> mix<\/em>.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.23.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16141\" alt=\"2013-12-08 20.23.15\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.23.15-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.23.15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.23.15.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n3 cups nonfat instant dry milk<br \/>\n1 cup cornstarch<br \/>\n1\/3 cup chicken bouillon granules<br \/>\n2 tablespoons dried minced onion<br \/>\n1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix all the above ingredients in a large bowl with a whisk.<\/li>\n<li>Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On our menu for this week are two recipes using the CrockPot and a portion of this healthy but oh-so-yummy \u2018cream of just about anything\u2019 soup.\u00a0 One will be <em>Chicken and Mushrooms in Wine Sauce<\/em> and the other will be <em>Beef Stroganoff<\/em>.\u00a0 How about you?\u00a0 Are you already planning on utilizing your CrockPot to save you time but still feed your loved ones a yummy, healthy, satisfying meal?\u00a0 Please share with us about what&#8217;s on your menu this week\u00a0in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #9e3794;\"><strong>\u00a0\u2665\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0 \u2665<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>God loves you<\/strong>!\u00a0<span style=\"color: #9e3794;\">\u00a0\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(Don\u2019t\u00a0<strong><em>ever<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>forget that!)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9e3794;\">\u2665\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>coleen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, if you are like me, you are in the thick-of-it-all&#8230;the sewing\/knitting\/painting of gifts; the baking of cookies (and more cookies); the caroling and school concerts; the shopping (online AND out in the stores); and the wrapping of all these treasures you have shopped for and made with love!\u00a0 But supper is still expected (I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":16143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[3038,4728,4730,4727,235,270,1287,425,1897,483,4729],"class_list":["post-16140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home-with-gch","tag-at-home-w-gch","tag-beef-stroganoff","tag-canned-condensed-soup","tag-chicken-and-mushrooms-in-wine-sauce","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-crockpot","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-gluten-free","tag-healthy-but-oh-so-yummy","tag-instant-dry-milk","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-12-08-20.35.59.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-4ck","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16144,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16140\/revisions\/16144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}