Easy Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe

by Judi on Sep 18, 2007

I’ve always wondered about making homemade tomato soup, from scratch, or mostly. I grew up on Campbell’s Tomato Soup, creamy with milk. Looking through my recipe books, I came across this tomato soup recipe… sounds yummmmy!

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp curry powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1 can (46 oz) tomato juice
1/4 c. sugar
Crackers

- Melt butter in a large sauce pan.
- Stir in flour, curry, onion powder until smooth.
- Add tomato juice and sugar, gradually.
- Cook uncovered for approx 5 minutes, until thick and warm.

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Homemade Whipped Cream

by Judi on Sep 11, 2007

A homemade sweet whipped cream goes great on cakes, pies, ice cream or even by the spoonful! I love simple recipes and this one fits the bill.

1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Whip cream until thick and stiff.

Add sugar and vanilla.

Continue beating until it holds peaks.

Ultra-tasty on our Easy Apple Crisp Recipe. Yummmmmy!

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Easy Spiced Apple Cider Recipe

by Judi on Sep 11, 2007

Fall is all about pumpkins, piles of leaves, hay rides and hot spiced apple cider… oh yummmmy!

This is tasty apple cider recipe and making it in the coffee pot is about as easy as it gets!

2 quarts apple cider
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp whole allspice
1 tsp whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp salt
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 large orange (cut into quarters leaving peel on)

Place all ingredients, except the cider, into a coffee filter.
Put the coffee filter into the basket.
Add the apple cider to “brew”.
Top with a dollop of whipped cream and add a cinnamon stick for a stirrer.
Serve hot.
Enjoy!

Really, how simple is that? :)

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Easy Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce

by Judi on Sep 10, 2007

A meaty spaghetti sauce that’s easy to make and full of flavor.

1 pound ground beef, give or take a little
1 can tomato sauce
1/2 bell pepper
1/2 a small onion
1 clove garlic or 1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp cilantro
1 tsp basil
1 bay leaf - optional

1. In a pot, brown ground beef - our grocery story tends to make the packages of ground beef either lighter or heavier than a pound (intention, I know).. so I just go with whatever they have that’s closest.

2. In a separate pan, saute pepper and onion until soft and slightly browned.

3. Add garlic, cilantro and basil. Stir a bit, then add in the ground beef.

4. Add tomato sauce and bay leaf.

5. Cover and let simmer 30 minutes.

We like this over thick bread, with or without spaghetti!

Yummmmy!

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