"Giusi" wrote in message
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"Wayne Boatwright" ha scritto nel
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On Sat 17 May 2008 01:59:27a, Giusi told us...
I am reading this after having whipped up a pot of homamde cream of
tomato soup which cost me about euro 1.10 to make and is 6 servings or
more. I could have made tomato bisque just as easily, but I don't like
it made with skimmed milk which is all I have in the house.


Heh, I don't like *any* cream of tomato soup or bisque made with skim
milk.
Yuk! Well, let's just face it, I can't stand skim milk. We do have it
on
hand, but I will only use it in cooking where it will be completely
undetectable.

If it were detectable I wouldn't use it. I need to maximize the calcium I
get for the calories, so I use it when I can, and in this soup I can.

Most things are better, fresher, and cheaper when they're homemade, but I
do like having a few cans of soup in the pantry for those times when I
either don't have time or ingredients, or just don't feel like making it
myself.

Remain where you are! There are no canned soups in Italy except a bean
soup unless you live in very big cities with lots of foreigners.

Sensible culture. At least where food is concerned (I'm not informed enough
to judge otherwise). I have a good friend who lives in Trento with her
husband. I love hearing about her foodie adventures. Thing is, she's not a
foodie here at home, she eats to live. But there ... I suspect EVERYONE is
a foodie because it's largely high quality fresh relatively simple food.

Maybe my friends will adopt me....

TammyM