I was away from home for 5 days last week. After I got home, got everything unpacked, washed and put away and gave hugs and kisses and got caught up on what I missed from Open House and Meet the Teacher, I started feeling ICKY. I was tired and feeling BLAH! (Aren’t these great medical diagnosis?)

When I don’t feel well, whether it be an actual medical ailment or some psycological depression, I revert to what fixed every childhood sickness - SOUP AND SALTINE CRACKERS. When I was growing up, Mom would make homemade potato soup and bring me 7up or Sprite and saltine crackers. Whatever was wrong with me, that combination seemed to fix me right up. I can’t even remember ever taking medicine (though I am sure I did at some point), but I remember that meal cured everything.

I hate to admit this, but I had no Homemade Gourmet Potato Soup in my house. Somehow, taco, tortilla or chicken enchilada (my beloved pantry staples) didn’t seem like “sick” food to me. I did have some Mom’s Chicken and Rice. (I bought like 20 last year when they became a seasonal item, because at the time I didn’t know it was going to be a seasonal item, I thought it was going away forever!) I put the mix, the can of cream of chicken soup, a half of bag of frozen mixed veggies (I was sick, I needed LOTS of veggies to make be feel better.) and a little over 2 quarts of water in a big pot. It ended up a thicker soup that I had first envisioned, but my family LOVED it! (Before I get any questions, NO, I did not put any chicken in the soup. Believe it or not, after all those 4 Meals in 4 Minutes recipes I have experimented with and tried since August of 2004, I don’t really care for chicken.) My 8-year old had four bowls of MY “I don’t feel good soup” and my husband had three bowls. Needless to say, I have a new soup I like to make.

Do you have a favorite soup you make with Homemade Gourmet? It doesn’t have to be a “sick” soup, anything you and your family love!

Oh, I feel much better, thank you for asking!

Cindy

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