Imagine Soups

Fool your friends

by Nancy Kalajian

NOSHING & SIPPING

If you hide its aseptic carton, your guests might well imagine that you made this simple, creamy butternut-squash soup all by yourself. All you have to do is pour the stuff into a bowl and microwave it. There are nine varieties of these nondairy vegetarian soups, including creamy mushroom, creamy potato-leek, and creamy tomato. The 34-ounce carton makes about four servings and is sold in many natural-foods stores, including Bread & Circus ($2.99) and Trader Joe's ($2.49).

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