Canned soup is an inexpensive meal that is easy to make. All you have to do is open up the can and heat up the contents. Unfortunately, this can get boring fast. What is an amateur cook to do? If you are in a hurry, you are probably not going to be able to cook a full meal from scratch. The good news is that you can improve any can of soup to make things more interesting, without things getting complicated.
The right additions can turn your canned soup from a bland sort of meal to a fabulous one. For instance, a few extra vegetables can make things a lot more fun. Chop up whatever you have around and saute it quickly in a pan, or just cook it a little in the microwave. Add the partially cooked veggies to your soups and improve the flavor right away.
You can use frozen vegetables, as well. They require even less work than using fresh vegetables or many types of leftovers. Just pour them out of the bag and heat. There is a real difference in taste. Try corn or green beans in chowders or cream soups, for instance.
Meat can make an excellent addition to soups, as well, and it is a great way to use up leftovers. For a tasty chicken soup, save bits from a previous chicken meal, warm them briefly in the microwave, and add to your canned meal for a better taste. Any kind of meat, including seafood, can be used. Just make sure you cook it thoroughly before eating, for safety’s sake.
For those who do not usually have much in the way of meaty leftovers, canned meats can come to the rescue. There are great canned chicken, shrimp, crab, and other meat options out there that can really help you add interest to your soups. It is amazing how easy soup recipes can be.
Grains make great soup addition, as well. If you have a half cup of rice, a spoonful of pilaf, or half a serving of pasta left some night, don’t throw it out. Instead, put it in a bag in the fridge, and then add it to your next soup meal.
Check out your spices and condiments. Some of them can make a boring soup much more interesting. A sprinkle of garlic salt, basil, oregano, or red pepper could add that flavor you have been looking for. A splash of sherry or wine, or a little bit of an interesting vinegar (balsamic is great) are also excellent options. You can get creative with your options, too. A little bit of soy sauce adds an interesting depth of flavor.
Cheese and other dairy products work well, too. Grate a little fresh cheese on top of a soup, or add it to cream soups when heating for a delicious cheesy option. How about a spoonful of sour cream? Add it after heating the soup to make your meal a little richer.
Choose your chicken soup recipe with care. You want to use fresh ingredients and make it from scratch for the most incredible flavor. Canned soups are okay, but they tend to be loaded with sodium. Make it yourself and you can add all kinds of delicious herbs and seasonings.
Filed under Dinner, Fat Burning Foods, Lunch, Negative Calorie Foods, Soup by on Mar 12th, 2010. Comment.
Chocolate is without a doubt, one of the favorite taste treats. You can enjoy it and relieve your own stress or send a wonderful chocolate gift to someone you love. This makes it easy to understand why chocolate gift baskets are so popular. Your selection to add to your gift basket can range from dark chocolates, milk chocolate, white chocolates, liquor filled and combinations of these and more. Luckily, they’ve even created a great selection for diabetics that are gourmet sugar free chocolates which are really incredible.
The easiest way to satisfy a chocolate craving is to indulge. A few simple pieces of gourmet sugarfree chocolate will make you feel good. Since they are sugar free chocolates, you can feel comfortable with a little indulging and also send them as gifts to anyone that loves the real taste of gourmet chocolate without the sugar. Don’t over indulge ,however, even if the chocolates are sugar free chocolate. Make sure that you’ve looked at how much sugar liquor is in the chocolates that you are enjoying.
Rather than buy an off the grocery store shelf box of sugar free chocolate, express your own or match the recipient’s style and taste by choosing a customized box of gourmet sugar free chocolates. If you pick a simply scrumptious selection of sugarfree chocolate and dress it up in a beautiful box and loaded with ribbon, it’s sure to impress and be an instant success. You don’t need to choose basic sugar free chocolate, look for selections such as gourmet sugar free almond buttercrunch or sugar-free peanut clusters and pecan pralines to name only a few that are available.
Unlike chocolates made from artificial sweeteners, sugar free chocolates are not bitter. Maltitol helps make these chocolates as sweet as those made with sugar but with fewer calories so there’s no need to worry about having tooth decay or gaining weight! Maltitol also maintains the rich creamy texture of chocolates. This is one of the few sweeteners that is so good, many don’t even know that they are having sugar free chocolates if they aren’t told.
Maltitol is a natural form of sugar usually derived from starch and is the main content in the new version of sugar free chocolate. Maltitol is in a stable form and melts fast enabling it to be used to make delicious sugar-free chocolates.
Now, anyone can enjoy chocolates without feeling guilty about sugar intakes or calories. If you can give someone a wonderful taste treat while keeping out the sugar that diabetics and others can’t have, it’s a sure hit! There’s no other way of showing someone you love how you feel other than giving them a wonderful box of gourmet sugar free chocolates.
Want to find out more about Gourmet Chocolate, then visit Charlotte Andrews’s site on how to choose the best Sugar Free Chocolate for your needs.
Filed under Negative Calorie Foods, Snack by on Jan 15th, 2010. Comment.







