Yesterday, as Papa and me were out shopping, I told Jim I needed to send in the simple recipe I had for chicken soup. I used to make it for the children and they loved it. It's very quick and easy. Just take a can of chicken noodle soup and a can of cream of chicken and a can of mixed vegetables. Just dilute each can of soup with water and throw it all together. If you have leftover chicken, you could put that in. Or cook up some onions to put in it. Put in parsley and some other herbs. It's a quick soup, and my children always loved it. It's not homemade but would do in a pinch.
I used tuna in place of chicken in my soup at times. The kids thought the tuna was chicken. When they found out it was tuna, they called it "Chicken of the Sea Soup." My kids were always diggin' around in their food, wondering what Mama put in it this time.
And we did a load of stuff with a box of macaroni and cheese. You can add a can of cream of something soup to it to make it taste better. We would often add more cheese to it, with the can of soup to stretch it. Aunt Toot used to add a can of prepared chili to her macaroni and cheese. I have fried up hamburger with onions, added it to the mac and cheese, then added a can of stewed tomatoes and some green beans. Or, for another meal, add tuna and peas to make a tuna caserole.
I mean, a hot meal can go a long ways in keeping the family happy and content. Just serve each meal with dignity and grace. No matter what it is, just be thankful for it and keep the faith. And ya know? No, maybe your husbands wouldn't eat this stuff. But, ya know, the kids probably would, and it is so much cheaper then fixing meat sandwiches or whatever. And, if you have a bunch of little ones, it's so much easier to make a casserole and dish it up. Making sandwiches for a whole bunch of children to me is a lot of work, and a hot dish with vegetables is so much better for them.
I buy the cans of mixed vegetables at Aldies for about 39
