Simple Potato Soup

[Guest Hydra]

Potato Soup

Dice potatos and onions - one potato per serving, 1/3 onion per serving

Cover with water

Boil till tender

Drain some of the water, about 1/4 cup per serving

Add butter, about 1 tsp per serving

Add milk, about 1/4 cup per serving (any kind)

Add salt & pepper to taste

Warm again but do not boil

If you are serving 10 people use 10 potatos and 3 onions. We have also added other vegatables such as brocolli, carrots, etc and sprinkled with shredded cheese. Most of the time we leave the skin on the potatos as my family likes it better that way.

[larry mac]

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Sounds good. Do you ever have potato chowder? I was on a chowder kick last winter. Would just remove some of the soup, put it in a blender (or use an immersion blender, simpler & less cleanup), and put it back in. Basically just thickening with some of the soup instead of adding flour.

I made potato chowder, chicken chowder, corn chowder, shrimp chowder. Kind of overdid it I guess.

What do you use (if anything) for crackers substitution?

best regards, lm

[Lisa]

lm:

Your avitar kindda jumped at me. What a well groomed fellow you are. Doing a Clam Chowder this week, local and fresh.....oh the smell of the ocean.

[Guest Hydra]

I have not tried to "chowder" anything yet. I am very new to living gluten-free, just got my dx at the beginning of the year. I am trying my best to eat gluten-free on a fixed income, as I was declared totally disabled a few years back due to other health/medical issues. I do work part time but I fall in that gray area where I make too much money for county assistance with food stamps or health insurance. I am not complaining, that is just how things are in this household, we have to watch every penny. I know of some food pantries to go to but most of the food is not gluten-free, and that is okay, I can feed the kids with that, but very often I end up cooking two meals at meal time.

Hydra grins....that avatar is actually Johnny Depp in drag.

The only crackers I have tried that are gluten-free are made by Mr. Krispers...they are really good and have different flavors but alas, they are quite costly so I usually do without.

[larry mac]

  Hydra said:

....Hydra grins - that avatar is actually Johnny Depp in drag......

The only crackers I have tried that are gluten-free are made by Mr. Krispers. They are really good and have different flavors.....

H,

Well, I didn't want to say anything that might be considered rude (but I was sure thinking it).

Haven't seen those Mr. Krispers, but I'll be on the lookout. Haven't found any gluten-free crackers worth a damn yet!

best regards, lm

[miles2go]

I have total addiction to Mary's Gone Crackers and at $4 something a box am going to try and adapt this recipe from Duguid and Alford's Flatbread's & Flavors recipe:

3 c. flour or more as necessary

1 t. salt

1 1/2 c. warm water

(Insert brown rice flour, quinoa flour, whole flax seeds and sesame seeds here)

Place the flour and salt in a food processor and process for 10 seconds to mix thoroughly. With the motor running, add the water in a steady stream then process for 10 seconds longer. The dough should have formed into one large ball; if not, feel the dough. If it feels very sticky, add 3 to 4 T. more flour and process briefly until a ball forms.

Preheat the oven to 500* and place two racks near the center of the oven.

Roll out very thin, and cut to desired shape. Bake for 2 1/2 -3 minutes. You can also sprinkle sesame seeds or cumin seed or grated coconut on your baking sheet before laying down the dough.