<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Regarding cream of chicken soup... Most folks said the same things, that there isn't any and that they've been sending letters to soup companies. I started writing one and suggest others do as well. One person recommended Lipton Cup'a'soup (1 800-697-7887) which i tried in tomato in a dish that called for hot dogs and which caused my DH to flare up. Only real culprits could have ben the soup and the hot dogs. I'll be trying it again sans hot-dogs. I'll try to get back to you. This is what i used for the meal, but i ate something different than everyone else as a sick cook is never a good thing. I also used Tomato, after comparing the ingredients intomato to the ones in the chicken soup. So i could have stepped a bit outside the bounds of what this person intended. The recipe on the argo cornstarch box (white sauce) was recommended with additional chicken I was sent to glutino.com as someone indicated there was a mix there, howver upon arriving, i found only the hot chicken sauce. I did grab some onion soup and make dip with it. It went over marvelously. I should have written this person back, but i just didn't have time. I received a couple of recipes which i didn't have time to prepare but which i intend to find time to prepare and can in the future. The variations for chicken and celery are at the bottom. Cream of Mushroom soup. In heavy saucepan, heat on medium: 1 Tbsp. margarine Add, and saute for 1 minute: 1 cup diced fresh mushrooms (approx. 1/4 lb.) Remove from pan and reserve (mushrooms will now measure approx. 1/2 cup. Also, 1/2 cup of canned, drained mushroom bits can be substituted for mushrooms and margarine, if desired. If so, skip saute step.) Heat, in same saucepan: 4 Tbsp. margarine 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1/2 cup milk (I used 2 percent to cut down on fat) Stir in these spices: 1/2 tsp. dried onion flakes 1 pinch celery seed 1 pinch garlic powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper Make a smooth paste of: 2 1/2 Tbsp. SWEET RICE FLOUR 1/4 cup milk Add paste slowly to heating mixture. Stir constantly until thickened. Stir in reserved mushrooms and heat through. Use in casserole recipes or add 1 CUP MILK FOR SOUP. Equivalent to one can condensed cream of mushroom soup. *VARIATIONS: CREAM OF CELERY SAUCE OR SOUP: Substitute 1 cup diced celery for fresh mushrooms. CREAM OF CHICKEN SAUCE OR SOUP: Substitute 1 cup diced raw chicken for fresh mushrooms and saute for 3 min. OR substitute 1/2 cup diced COOKED chicken for canned mushrooms. On the topic of feeding 40 gluten free, it turned out to be 46 and a vegetarian. EEK, i made chicken rice casserole (from the csa recipe book)= and broccoli cheese casserole for lunch. Both went over smashingly. I used imagine creamy mushroom soup and mixed in lipton cream of chicken packets. I'm told it was scrumdelishious. (i substituted creamy corn chowder which i had brought an extra of for the vegetarian dish becasue i accidentally poured all the chicken soup packets into the mushroom soup --oops, however the creamy corn soup (imagine) REALLY made the broccoli rice caserole yummy (cuz it's what i ate.) My best find for lunch was the 20 lb of basmati rice i found at Costco (Price Club). Dinner was significantly easier, a sort of london broil in my secret recipe (1 part broth 1 part red wine). My co-chef cooked a separate dish for the muslim in our group which used soy sauce and smelled lovely but i wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole :) The vegetarian dinner was a 'winter veggie pesto with parslied potatoes' That means stir fried squash with parmesan cheese and basil. The vegetarian, a ninety pound girl with an attitude ATE IT ALL UP (and there was a lot of it). The final lunch was really easy on me for vegetarians. Corn Chowder is corn, some spices and creamy corn soup. Heat, stir and serve. The chili mac also went well, i couldn't trust the beans i bought, so i ate the chowder and the leftovers. I was happy, i was told people enjoyed the food, and all was well in the world. I'm not certain i'd do it again but i learned a lot. Like far less soup and rolls and far more meat. And maybe a weight lifter's belt, cuz boy did my back hurt. Thanks all for your help. Miki Tracey [log in to unmask]