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Cream of Something Soup Mix

Here’s a ‘wet’ ready to go version and a ‘dry’ version to keep in your pantry! Use either in place of those recipes that call for Cream of.. Soups.

Ready to go Cream of Something Soup

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 small onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup main ingredient, diced
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup broth

Saute garlic, onion and main ingredient (mushrooms, chicken, celery, etc.) and set aside. Melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook for about 2 minutes. Add “milk” and broth. Add sauteed garlic, onion and main ingredient. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring regularly, until it reaches desired consistency (about 10-15 minutes). Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Pantry Cream of Something Soup Mix
  • 1 cup non-fat dried milk
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup bouillon 
  • 4 Tablespoons dried minced onions
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme 
  • 1 teaspoon parsley
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic
Stir to combine and put into a sealed container in your pantry. When needed: Mix 1/3 cup dry mix with 1 1/4 cup water. Cook over medium heat until it thickens.

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Photo Candle Holders

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  • Print out your photo onto vellum paper.
  • Modpodge onto straight glass candle holders.
  • When dry, put candle in and light.

I suggest: add a ribbon.

This would make an awesome Host / Graduation / Teacher / Mother’s Day / Father’s Day / Birthday / Grandparent’s Day / Christmas / etc. gift!! via

Graduation Candy Gift

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You’ll need:

2 liter soda bottle, label removed, cleaned out, and a slit cut in the center to insert the candy.

  • Candy: 
  • Kisses
  • Skor
  • 100 Grand
  • Snickers
  • Nerd
  • Smarties 
  • Hot Tamales
  • Milky Way
  • Fast Break
  • Mounds

Ribbon

Clear Packing Tape (tape the hole shut after inserting candy, then tape the message over the hole)

Click HERE for the original.

Here’s what I’d use as the message – Change it as you need. Too cute!

Look at you two, SMARTIE pants!

You SCORED high on tests and reached the PAYDAY –

Graduation!

You’ve taken the SNICKERS, that you guys are NERDS,

But you’re both HOT TAMALES in this MILKY WAY

And are on the way to making 100 GRAND!

We hope your FAST BREAK of summer is MOUNDS of fun.

Lots of KISSES.