TammyM wrote:
"Giusi" wrote in message
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"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.

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....

Good luck. I have been trying to get Guisi to adopt me for a long time but
I have had no luck