Mushroom Soup

Cream of mushroom soup was the first soup I fell in love with as a child. Of course, back then it was Campbell’s. At age 8 I could make it myself, quickly learning that adding milk tasted a whole lot better than adding water, and that you had to add it slowly, stirring after each addition, to keep it from getting clumpy. Fast forward to grown-up-land and in my mind, there is still nothing better than cream of mushroom soup, though now we make it with chopped mushrooms, homemade chicken stock (if we have some on hand), and rich cream. Many thanks to my college classmate Scott Simon who gave us the following recipe for this delicious soup, and who clearly loves cream of mushroom soup as much as I.

Photograph and above text taken from the fantastic Simply Recipes site here. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/cream_of_mushroom_soup/

If this sort of low carb grub is a killer, I'm a dead man walking. Get that lovely double cream of fresh mushroom soup down ya. Sure beats the junk I used to eat and what a way to go. This low carb lark is one tough gig, six years or more on and still waiting for the downside. Bring on the fillet steak and lobsters. Let's face it, how would you rather check out, eating this sort of grub, or making med taking a full time job and eating the junk that became your entry Visa into the betus club. The choice is yours.

Love mushrooms and soup and a cold day beats a sarnie anytime!

Just making some now. Threw in a big bagful of mushrooms I got for 50p in Morrisons, half a celeriac, some celery, a chunky stick of leek, a courgette, handful of shrivelling mini tomatoes.

Will let you know what it tasted like tomorrow.......

AliB wrote:Just making some now.  Threw in a big bagful of mushrooms I got for 50p in Morrisons, half a celeriac, some celery, a chunky stick of leek, a courgette, handful of shrivelling mini tomatoes.

Will let you know what it tasted like tomorrow.......

Sounds good Ali - especially that bag of mushrooms for 50p. Are you planning on having the soup for lunch? Thanks

All the best Jan

It was scrummy Jan. Just threw in what was floating around my fridge, added a bit of Marigold bouillon powder and some ground coriander.

Success.

I love that about soups.

AliB wrote:It was scrummy Jan.  Just threw in what was floating around my fridge, added a bit of Marigold bouillon powder and some ground coriander.  

Success.

I love that about soups.

Glad recipe tasted scrummy.

Soups are an essential part of winter for me, and it's true just throw the fridge in so to speak and hey presto a great tasting soup - made with low carb ingredients of course !  

Jan

eddie1 wrote:

Cream of mushroom soup was the first soup I fell in love with as a child. Of course, back then it was Campbell’s. At age 8 I could make it myself, quickly learning that adding milk tasted a whole lot better than adding water, and that you had to add it slowly, stirring after each addition, to keep it from getting clumpy. Fast forward to grown-up-land and in my mind, there is still nothing better than cream of mushroom soup, though now we make it with chopped mushrooms, homemade chicken stock (if we have some on hand), and rich cream. Many thanks to my college classmate Scott Simon who gave us the following recipe for this delicious soup, and who clearly loves cream of mushroom soup as much as I.

Photograph and above text taken from the fantastic Simply Recipes site here. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/cream_of_mushroom_soup/

If this sort of low carb grub is a killer, I'm a dead man walking. Get that lovely double cream of fresh mushroom soup down ya. Sure beats the junk I used to eat and what a way to go. This low carb lark is one tough gig, six years or more on and still waiting for the downside. Bring on the fillet steak and lobsters. Let's face it, how would you rather check out, eating this sort of grub, or making med taking a full time job and eating the junk that became your entry Visa into the betus club. The choice is yours.

.......Just bumping this great mushroom soup recipe up - might just be what you need on colder winter days, and I've saved you searching for the recipe because 'voila' here it is LOL.

Keep warm and enjoy your soup.

All the best Jan

i really gotta get into soup! i keep telling myself i gotta, but haven't yet that looks so yummy i love mushrooms

Andy12345 wrote:i really gotta get into soup! i keep telling myself i gotta, but haven't yet that looks so yummy i love mushrooms

Perhaps you could make this your week to make a soup ...... could be timely the weather outlook is cold

All the best Jan

Jan1 wrote:

eddie1 wrote:

Cream of mushroom soup was the first soup I fell in love with as a child. Of course, back then it was Campbell’s. At age 8 I could make it myself, quickly learning that adding milk tasted a whole lot better than adding water, and that you had to add it slowly, stirring after each addition, to keep it from getting clumpy. Fast forward to grown-up-land and in my mind, there is still nothing better than cream of mushroom soup, though now we make it with chopped mushrooms, homemade chicken stock (if we have some on hand), and rich cream. Many thanks to my college classmate Scott Simon who gave us the following recipe for this delicious soup, and who clearly loves cream of mushroom soup as much as I.

Photograph and above text taken from the fantastic Simply Recipes site here. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/cream_of_mushroom_soup/

If this sort of low carb grub is a killer, I'm a dead man walking. Get that lovely double cream of fresh mushroom soup down ya. Sure beats the junk I used to eat and what a way to go. This low carb lark is one tough gig, six years or more on and still waiting for the downside. Bring on the fillet steak and lobsters. Let's face it, how would you rather check out, eating this sort of grub, or making med taking a full time job and eating the junk that became your entry Visa into the betus club. The choice is yours.

.......Just bumping this great mushroom soup recipe up - might just be what you need on colder winter days, and I've saved you searching for the recipe because 'voila' here it is LOL.

Keep warm and enjoy your soup.

All the best Jan

No apologies for showing this great recipe again ......

Just a thought a friend of mine added some ruby port to the stock - it tasted very good

All the best Jan

Will have to try the Ruby port! I currently add some sherry which is quite nice.