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Spring Bean-ing: Tips to bring life back to your beans

Spring is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest! The sun is out and shining bright which means, spring cleaning season is upon us. For most of us, spring cleaning is a time to throw out what we don’t need and reorganize our spaces. At Rill, spring cleaning means finally getting around to cleaning…

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How to Make Soup for a Crowd: Tips and Tricks for Large Batches

Soup is a comforting and nourishing dish that’s perfect for feeding a crowd. In this post, we’re sharing tips and tricks to make soup for a crowd cheaper and easier. Including, how to choose the right recipe, essential equipment, and tricks for prepping ingredients in large quantities. What to consider when choosing a recipe: When…

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Weeknight Potato Soup

This time of year can get a little overwhelming–with Daylight Savings time snagging away that extra hour, Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations upon us, not to mention spring break! Not to mention, prepping for a full house and seasonal chores, it’s hard to finish all the tasks you have to do during the weekdays. Take dinner…

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Baked With Love – Rill’s Coffee Cake with a Valentine’s Surprise

Red hearts, cupid’s arrows, and endearing words are clear signs that we are in the season of love. Even though it seems winter will stick around a couple more months, why not use the cold as another excuse to have more connective activity indoors?  Baking is a fantastic way to connect and get creative— this…

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Get Your SOUP-erbowl Party on with Rill Foods

Although the holiday season has passed and we are well into the new year, there is no reason to stop gathering. Let’s continue to celebrate each other through our ups and downs! Nothing says “party” like a bowl of warm soup to share, no matter what you are celebrating.   Touchdown with Tacoma Tortilla Soup…

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Five Tips for Healthy Soup

5 Tips to Make Your Soup Even Healthier Soup is an excellent way to get a nutritious, low calorie meal. The healthiest soups are made at home with simple ingredients and the next best are dry soup mixes. Canned soups often have excess sodium and ingredients only a scientist can pronounce. With a few simple…

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New Holiday Tradition: Thorpellini Tortellini Soup

Snow is falling, lights are twinkling, and everything is merry and bright, which means the holiday season is upon us! These memorable, frosty days fill our hearts with joy and get our tummies rumbling as the smells of Christmas invade our senses.  This year, add a new holiday tradition– making tortellini soup with your friends…

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Hurricane Ridge White Chicken Chili with a Kick

The leaves are turning, the temperature is dropping, and autumn flavors are here to stay! Now that the harvest season is upon us, it’s time to embrace the change with all the soups and stews your heart can imagine. A perfect compliment to these chilly nights is our Hurricane Ridge Chicken Chili mix.   The…

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Easy White Chicken Chili!

Hurricane Ridge Chicken Chili   Have you heard that the USDA recommends that the average adult should consume at least 3 cups of beans per WEEK? If you’re anything like us, that seems a little overwhelming! There are so many great recipes out there for cold salads with some garbanzo beans or kidney beans on…

Amazing Red Lentil Soups!

Do you suffer from lentil confusion? It’s a common issue that more and more Americans are facing! But not to worry, Rill Foods has the cure! We have amazing vegan and gluten-free red lentil soups! So easy and so healthy, you’ll wonder why you haven’t used lentils more! Why Do We Love Red Lentil Soups?…

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Our Favorite Crockpot Potato Soups

As our favorite Hobbit Samwise once said: “PO-TAY-TOES Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew!” I think he may be onto something there. Potatoes are so versatile you can do just about anything with them. They can also take on just about any flavor you want!  This is why we love crockpot potato…

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Warm Eggplant Salad to go with Soup

  Soup and Salad A classic combo. Pb & J, salt and pepper, Sonny and Cher, soup and salad. They just belong together! Soup and salad have been classic combinations in diners and homes across America forever! But as much as we love a crunchy iceberg paired with Tomato, the same-old-same-old gets, well, old! So…