Quickly Thicken Soups

I have tried a few different things to thicken soups

(make a rue, puree cooked vegetables, corn starch...)



Sometimes I don't want to take the time for the above methods and it often doesn't thicken them enough for my taste.



I started looking around my kitchen for something else that may work and I found it. Being a mom of little children, I happen to have on hand Baby Rice Cereal. Yes, it sounds odd, but boy does it work. I just dumped a little in the pot, stirred and voila I could already see the difference. I poured in a little more and a little more until it was the consistency I wanted.

Quick, Easy, Works, and Nutritious!

Baked Carrots

Baked carrots!

These are easy to make and easy to eat.

- Peel about 10+ carrots and cut them into sticks

- Place them one layer deep in a 9x13 baking dish

- Place a few pats of butter on top and cover with foil

- Bake at about 400 deg. for about 20 minutes, until they are as tender as you wish.

These always come out tender and super sweet. All of my kids will eat these even my daughter who hates carrots. My mother-in-law does it with both carrots and parsnips, also very delicious.