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Wow! I have never heard of a roux in my life!! I just read up on it and will try it next time. I have flour and butter already. Maybe this is why some soups taste so good and I could never get the same flavor. Thank you so much (can't believe I'm 52 and never heard of that!!)

Just want to mention due to your suggestion I made beef barley soup the other day. It was really thick and delicious. I then replaced my noodles with a small amount of barley (about 1/4th of what I used for the barley soup). That thickens the soup up nice (still used a corn starch slurry but the...

I've tried freezing soups and pasta sauce in the past, and honestly it just doesn't taste as good to me once defrosted. Many people swear by it, but the taste is different enough for me that I just don't do it. Never was a fan of freezing steak either, but have gotten better at that and I freeze...

Omg I love that song by blue oyster cult. It's great everywhere (including in my playlist) but my favorite was when it was used as the intro for the original mini series The Stand by Steven King. Is my favorite mini-series of all time, and probably my favorite use of a song ever other than maybe...

Omg, beef barley soup is one of my favorites:) I have not made it in awhile as I seem to go through soup periods where I make soup and then long breaks where I don't. I still have a package of unopened barley from last time (almost a year ago now!!). I don't usually do many cream soups at all...

I rarely use them for actually making soup (They can be useful for pot roasts etc though). That being said I can recommend Alessi soup mixes. You can get them at most stores or delivered from amazon. They are 3$ and change per package. Other than adding some spices they are good right out of...

Hi everyone. I am new to this website. I recently got back into making soups (which I have done off and on throughout my life). Never was very good at thickening my soup, but started using a corn starch slurry and simmering the soup to thicken it, and it's made a world of difference. I have a...