On Sat 17 May 2008 08:40:58a, Giusi told us...

"Wayne Boatwright" ha scritto nel
messaggio 3.184...
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.

Your recipe sounds delicious, and I've saved it to try. The only thing I
would do differently for myself is omit the rice. For some reason, I just
don't care for rice with tomato soup. :-)

Thanks for posting the recipe.


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