Unique Salads to Go with Your Favorite Soups

  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…

Mini Bread Bowls with Corn Chowder

Mini Bread Bowls with Corn Chowder I know what you’re thinking…another bread bowl recipe? Well, these aren’t just any old bread bowls. They’re the cutest, little bite-sized bread bowls with corn chowder! Or as Ninon says, soup sliders. Spoon optional!   These make an adorable addition to an appetizer tray or a fun snack for…

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My Lentil Adventure, A Soup Review

I’m a huge fan of soup, but not a frequent lentil eater. Being that lentil soups are some of our customer’s favorites, I decided to make and try all of our lentil soups in 1 day. The soups were pretty simple to make, they only called for an 8 oz can of diced tomatoes or…

Microwave Directions For Rill’s Soups

Living in today’s world can be hectic. You spend all day at work and then have errands to run all afternoon; sometimes 24 hours isn’t enough time in the day. With all that to think about, where do you have time to make a meal that’s quick, easy, and healthy? As you all know, Rill’s…

Chili Potatoes with Rill’s Soups

Today We Make Chili Potatoes with Our Favorite Chili Mixes This post might seem premature for some folks but for us here in Washington State, we’ve felt like spring has been with us for quite some time now. Sometimes during the spring, we need a meal that is warm enough to fight back the icy…

New Signature Chicken Base

We have exciting news!   After two years of trial and error, we have finally created our very own signature chicken base! We started to make our own vegetarian beef and vegetable flavors in early 2012 but for some reason, the perfect chicken base eluded us for an extra two years.     A Chicken…

Hurricane Ridge White Chicken Chili Package

Same Soup, New Name-Hurricane Ridge Chicken Chili

How Hurricane Ridge Chicken Chili Got It’s Name Ever wondered how we name our soups? Hurricane Ridge Chicken Chili wasn’t our first idea. Read about why we changed Lemolo White Bean to Hurricane Ridge!   How It Started We participate in lots of shows that sell directly to consumers and shows that sell to businesses.…

How to Add Veggies to Lentil and Brown Rice Soup

A Go-To for the Whole Family I like to spice up the lentil and brown rice with tons of vegetables and sausage. Of course, I add the basics, some extra carrots and fresh tomatoes instead of canned but double what the recipe calls for. Sometimes is even throw in some extra onion because, really, when…

How to Open Rill’s Soup Bags

Having trouble opening Rill’s Soup Bags? We know, we know the bags of soup can be quite frustrating if you’re trying to open them in a rush. Hopefully, this post will help you open up your bag without spilling beans all over the floor.   Why We Package the Soups in These Bags Our soups…

Traveling Soups

A few years ag Ninon’s daughter and niece started a tradition on a pleasure trip to Europe. They took a picture of a beat up little package of St. Marie’s Wild Chicken soup. Soon the soup was popping up in all sorts of pictures and a tradition was born. In the two years since we started taking…

Stuffed Bell Peppers Using Rill’s Soups

Stuffed Bell Peppers With Wapato Stuffed Pepper Soup Mix These stuffed peppers are just to die for! Not only do they taste fantastic they are super simple to make. All you have to do is throw a package of Wapato Stuffed Pepper soup on the stove then chop up a few bell peppers and brown…

The Saga of the Machines

How It Began Saga is the only word that can truly describe our most recent journey that has spanned more than three months and has finally culminated with two functioning machines. Ninon, our fearless leader and the owner of Rill Foods, didn’t take the decision of buying two new machines lightly. She researched for almost…