Author: Liz Pietrzak

October Bucket List = Eat Soup, Everyday All Day

October Bucket List = Eat Soup, Everyday All Day

We hope you celebrated Thanksgiving with family and friends, and enjoyed good food and good company.      October celebrates many food events; Thanksgiving just past on October 11th, Food Day on October 24, Chocolate Day October 28, and Halloween could loosely be called a food/treat …

Chef Liz’s Shared Kitchen – Could be Yours to Use!

Chef Liz’s Shared Kitchen – Could be Yours to Use!

Don’t have a Public Health Approved Kitchen you’d like to use to make a special dish or treat to gift to family or friends, OR mix up a batch of jam or pickles to sell at your local market or fair, Or make your special sauce to sale at a local store? Chef Liz is …

The busy days of Fall are here and so is Soup Season!

The busy days of Fall are here and so is Soup Season!

The busy days of Fall are taking over for the lazy summer days of picnics and BBQ   So much to do to get ready for school, work and after school activities!   For convenient and nutritious meals for lunch and dinner enjoyed at home or on the go, Soups From Me To You Soups, Sides and Smoked Meats has an answer.

With the coming of Fall, we are able to get out more and meet with family, friends and school/work mates. Hopefully we will settle into a routine, but enjoying Soups From Me To You Soups, Sides and Smoked Meats, can help save prep time when making meals and school/work lunches. 

There are many Food Celebrations in September that Soups From Me To You are proud to be able offer our delicious products that meet the requirements of many Diet Types. This month celebrates Ethnics Foods and we offer Curried Butternut Squash Soup, Moroccan Lentil Soup and our Plant-based Borscht, to name a few.   Food Allergy Awareness is also celebrated this month, and Soups From Me To You offers dishes for a variety of Diet Types that include Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian, low-sodium to name a few. Check out our Diet Type Header above on our website! 

Soups From Me To You Out and About 

Waterdown Farmers Market  

Soups From Me To You will be back at the Waterdown Farmers Market on Saturday September 11 from 8 am to 1pm and will be at the Market every Saturday till October the 9. You can pre-order our delicious products, and they will be waiting for you at the Market. 

Marciano’s Pasta Café in Waterdown is now featuring Soups From Me To You Soup of the Day! Enjoy our Soups at lunch, dinner or for takeout.  Order ahead for pickup or Eat In!

Interval House Annual Chilifest  September 24 – 26           

Soups From Me To You will be once again participating in the Interval House Annual Chilifest. You may place your order online Chili and pickup it up on the 25th at Waterdown Market. Or you can just pick up your Chili on Sept 25th at our booth at the Waterdown Market.  10% of pre-ordered Chili, and chili sold on the 25th, will be given to Interval House. 

Cozies     

With many of us heading back to offices or school or college, or just enjoying Soup at home, Soups From Me To You has a new line of beautiful & easy to use Cozies. They are great for heating up a Soup or Side in a minute in a microwave. They are a great addition to your kitchen, work place or to your college student’s dorm or apartment. Buy 4 and get 10% off the Cozie order.  Order on Soups From Me To You website, or pick some up at our booth at the Waterdown Market! 

Foody Services and Deals – Soups From Me To You Subscription Service  

Our loyal customers have spoken and Soups From Me To You has responded. To meet the needs of Customers who enjoy our Soups, Sides and Smoked Meats on a regular basis,  

 Soups From Me To You will be offering a Subscription Service for Delivery or Pickup that will start in September 14th!  Your Soups, Sides or Smoked Meats can be delivered bi-weekly or monthly.  If you are interested in the Soups From Me To You Subscription Service, please call us at 647-482-7687 or email us at info@soupsfrommetoyou.com. 

Shared Rental Soups From Me To You Kitchen 

Many of us are Chefs and Cooks with great ideas for a Food Product, a Food Start-up business, product launch, or just want to make some seasonal (summer jam or winter cookies) product, but don’t have a Public Health Approved Kitchen. Soups From Me To You has expanded their Commercial Public Health Approved Kitchen and are now offering rental shared kitchen space at an affordable price. You will have access to a full production kitchen already built to meet required Health and Safety standards and overhead costs are taken care of. You can reserve a minimum of 3 hours per week or month, or seasonally.  

Soups From Me To You has two sizes of Kitchens (includes prep area) you can rent: a small kitchen (4 burner stove, Six foot)  and a large cook area (8 burners,  Please email info@soupsfrommetoyou.com  or call 647-482-7687 for more information 

Not Just Soup! 

Soups have been used as a base for sauces, entrees, and complete meals. Many of Soups From Me To You selections can be transformed into something a little more by adding your choice of fixin’s to any of our Soups. Today, we’ll tell you about ‘dressing up’ our Cream of Mushroom Bisque. 

Cream of Mushroom Bisque can be dressed up by adding thinly sliced mushrooms (fresh or sauteed), fresh peas, or sautéed/caramelized onions adding when heating.  If you’d like a little more protein in your soup, add bits of cooked ham, bacon, crispy prosciutto, smoky cheese, a swirl of sour cream or yoghurt or a sprinkle of parmesan. You can top off with gluten –free or regular croutons, buttery crackers or bread crumbs. 

All of Soups From Me To You products are Gluten Free, and for more GLUTEN Free products visit the GF-Finder a directory of certified gluten-free food, drinks restaurants, personal care products and more! 

Getting ready for a Busy Fall!

Getting ready for a Busy Fall!

Back to School and Back to Work Back to School and Back to Work As summer winds down, we all start preparing for back to school, to work and back to work. Whether we are doing classes at home or at school, going off to College/University or …

Summer is here!

Summer is here!

Summer is here and the air will be soon filled with the yummy scent of BBQ and picnics, and Soups From Me To You new delicious Soups and Sides!  Soups From Me To You will be enjoying the outdoors at the Waterdown Farmers Market on at Memorial …

Celebrating Family, Friends, and Nurses.

Celebrating Family, Friends, and Nurses.

May flowers are usually the result of April showers, but this April included a few days of Mother Nature playing April Fools pranks on us, with several days of snow! Our poor shivering flowers! 

May is the month that Mother’s Day is celebrated. We all began with a Mother, but there are so many Family Members and Friends to cherish and recognize, that Family Reunion Month has been designated between Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June. This year, with Covid limitations, it may be hard to get together with Family and Friends. Perhaps, take a moment out of your day to reach out and say “hello and how are you doing” to them! 

Nurse Day is celebrated on May 6, and National Nurses Week ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale.

Nurses are usually the first point of contact for a patient, and then serve as a source of comfort, knowledge, care and vaccines. From delivering babies, caring for sick and elderly, working tirelessly on the front lines to combat COVID, they play an important and vital role in our society. 

Ah, the Food Month of May ……… 

There are many different foods celebrated throughout the Month of May. Some includeAsparagus, Egg, Salad, Hamburgers, Strawberries, Herbs, Chocolate Custard as well as Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day occurs on May 27. 

The Month of May is designated as Food Allergy/Intolerance Awareness Month, Celiac Awareness Month, as well as a week dedicated to National Vegetarian Awareness. Soups From Me To You embraces and deliciously accommodates many of these Diets. Our website has a convenient tab ‘Diet Type’ that provides seven different diet limitations and products.

Soups From Me To You Gift Certificates or “More than One” Gift Order 

If you are looking for a thoughtful nutritious gift to give a Family Member, Friend or Nurse, Soups From Me To You offers Gift Certificates in any denomination. 

Or for a Soup or Side treat, consider giving a gift of Soups From Me To You more frequently; gifts can be purchased weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, with a required minimum of three orders for the same recipient, delivered to your recipient’s door. We will apply 10% to the first delivered order. 

If you would like to purchase Gift Certificates or Soup Delivery Gift Order, please call us at 647-482-SOUP (7687) 

Did you know …….. 

May 16 is internationally recognized as Celiac Awareness Day, and many mayor Canadian cities display green light on downtown buildings to mark the occasion. 

SFMTY products and facilities are “Gluten-Free Certified” by the Canadian Celiac Association and Chef Liz is a featured writer in the Canadian Celiac Magazine. Her article in the Winter Edition 2021 presented a variety of gluten-free thickeners; including tapioca flour, corn starch and diced or roasted vegetables. In the Fall Edition 2020, Chef Liz presented many suggestions for Gluten-free baking by using a variety of flours including arrowroot, rice, cornmeal, soya flour and many more. Solutions for replacing ‘gluten’ and binding the batter, historically started with eggs, and then overtime guar gum and xanathan gum were  used.

Enjoy.. Chef Liz