CUP-OF-VEGETABLE SOUP
This soup cooks in your thermos and is
ready to eat by lunch time.
1/3 cup dried vegetable flakes (any combo
of tomatoes, peas, onions, broccoli,
zucchini, celery, carrots)
1 Tablespoon bulgur wheat
1 Tablespoon small pasta
(spaghetti, linguini, etc.), broken
1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried sweet basil
pinch garlic powder
pinch onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups boiling chicken or beef broth
Place the dried vegetables in a dry blender
and whir until the size of flakes. Measure 1/3
cup. Save remaining vegetables for another
day. Place 1/3 cup flaked vegetables in a
pint thermos. Add parsley, basil, garlic
powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Add
bulgur wheat and pasta to thermos. Bring
broth to a rolling boil and pour over dry
ingredients. Quickly cover thermos and close
securely. Yield: 2 cups.
DRIED TOMATOES IN OLIVE OIL
These tomatoes taste better than
the expensive "sun dried" ones .
1 cup extra light olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh basil, chopped
(or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil)
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup dried tomato flakes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Flake dried tomatoes in blender to make 1
cup. In 1 pint canning jar, add tomatoes,
olive oil, minced garlic, basil and oregano.
Close jar with a canning lid and keep
refrigerated up to 6 months. Makes 1 pint.
Caution: Do not add fresh garlic or
fresh herbs to oil packed tomatoes.
The US Department of Agriculture
cautions against this because garlic
and herbs are low-acid, foods which
create a low-acid anacrobic environment
when placed in oil. This could result in the
perfect breeding ground for botulism.
CHEESY CORN CHIPS
Great for after school munchies.
1 cup whole kernel or creamed corn
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
(the ready grated cheese is not as
satisfactory)
1/2 cup red and green peppers, diced
1 tablespoon onion, chopped
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
salt to taste
In a blender or food processor, blend
together all ingredients at high speed.
Spread mixture thinly onto Fruit Roll sheets.
Dry for approximately 10 hours or until dry
on one side. Lift entire corn ring off of the
Fruit Roll sheet, turn over and dry for two
hours longer or until crisp. Break into pieces.
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