Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

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Cream of mushroom soup is one of those pantry staples that is no longer in my pantry.  Every time I look at the ingredients and the amount of sodium in a can, I just can't bring myself to actually pay money for it.  I do, however, have an easy homemade "cream of" soup recipe that is so much tastier, cheaper and healthier than the cans.  I usually just make a batch when a recipe calls for the soup.  It's an extra step, but for me, it's worthwhile.  Then I saw a suggestion to make a large … [Read more...]

Manhattan Clam Chowder

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I wish you could smell my house while this cooked.  Oh my goodness.  Better yet, make this yourself and your children will run around telling you how good it smells (even if they refuse to eat it!). I've made a New England Clam Chowder (the white creamy kind), but this was my first foray into Manhattan Clam Chowder, which is the "red" one.  This is actually my husband's preferred type of clam chowder and I was in the mood for chowder, but nothing too thick.  This got better the next day … [Read more...]