On 30 Jul 2015 16:58:45 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> sf > wrote in
> :
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> > On 29 Jul 2015 16:46:46 GMT, KenK > wrote:
> >
> >> I like the 15-bean soup mix and have been making it for years. Are
> >> there any other such commonly available mixes I have been
> >> overlooking?
> >>
> > Look at the various rice mixes. I like Trader Joe's Brown Rice Medley
> > better than Lundberg because it has daikon radish seeds in it that add
> > an interesting little zing. I also like Trader Joe's Harvest Grains
> > Blend. Use vegetable or chicken stock (or half stock, half water) if
> > you try one... stock dresses up plain rice too.
> >
>
> No Trader Joe's here. Not sure I'd go there if there was. I think I've
> read they have mostly large quantities of items, not suitable for a
> single-person household. Ah well, doesn't matter to me since they're not
> here.

Trader Joe's actually sells smaller quantities than regular grocery
stores and it's one of the better places for singles to shop, but it's
a moot point if you don't have any in your area. Look around the
grocery store. Couscous comes in a box with flavor packets. I don't
buy them very often because the flavor packets are too salty for me
and I'd rather do it myself anyway.

Getting back to rice, I bought a mix that was called "French Onion
Rice" and it languished in my cupboard for a long time before I
finally used it. It turned out to be one of those "where have you
been all my life" ideas. You'd mimic it by using a package of
Lipton's onion soup mix, I mimic it by either taking the long way with
my own broth and real onions or (more often) the quick way with boxed
broth and dehydrated onions.
>
> But it does bring up the possibilities of mixes other than soup. I'll
> have to watch for them.

You don't need to make an entire package, Ken. Just calculate a
single serving.

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sf