Swansons FLAVOR BOOST packets

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It's getting close to that "COOKING" time of year.  Fall is a good indicator of what is going on in my house, lots of home cooking. I love to make soups, stews, potted meats and anything that cooks slow and makes my house smell wonderful. I am a big fan of beef, chicken and vegetable stock. I am not a big fan of powdered stock, I find it gritty, the cubes are hard to dissolve and the flavor always seems too salty. I dont mind canned stock, in fact I always find myself buying 2 beef and 2 chicken just about every time I am at the store. I use them in place of water when making rice and steaming vegetables.

Swanson has come up with a new "Flavor Boost" concentrated stock. I really really like this product. I made Chicken Piccata the other night and used 2 full packets with 1.5 cups of water, the flavor is intense. I used 4 packets of beef and 3 cups water, one cup red wine to make beef stew the other night - DELISH!

I found them on sale $2.49 a box, 8 packets. Each packet makes 1 cup. I found the 4 cup can for $2.69 so I thought these to be a great deal and they are. They don't take up as much room, and I found I can dilute or strengthen the flavor by adding more or less water to my recipe. Super easy to store, and if I was traveling down to the beach and wanted to bring some along - they are no bigger than a Soy Sauce packet from the Asian restaurant.

If you thought about buying them, do it.

In love and excellent taste,
D for Diva