sf > wrote in
:

> 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.

But it does bring up the possibilities of mixes other than soup. I'll
have to watch for them.




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

> sf > wrote in
> :
>
> > 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 > wrote in
news
> On 30 Jul 2015 16:58:45 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>
>> sf > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > 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.

For some reason, I generally throw away the flavor packets in stuff -
except for the cheese in mac and cheese.

> 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.

I'll have to shop a bit more carefully. I tend to repeat buying stuff
I've been eating for years abd don't even see a lot of the other stuff.

>> 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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You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
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