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Tomato Soup with Bacon and Smoked Paprika. Ok but I was surprised it uses canned tomatoes. Easy to make, the bacon is only used as topping. I plan to use it as soup with sandwiches for lunch. It's fine but nothing to get excited about. While its much better than canned...it's still sorta canned.

I made the Chicken Stew with Buttermilk-Chive Dumplings but I subbed out the chicken for leftover Thanksgiving turkey. It is rather good!I would say this is the tastiest and the most helpful recipe so far. There are no exotic ingredients, it's easy to sub in or out items you already have, and it required no additional seasoning at all! The only real concern is that the chive dumplings are a little flavorless.

Finishing up the Balsamic Beef Stew. It's...nice enough but not as good as previous beef stews Ive made in the past. Plus - it's much more labor intensive for very little bang.

I just finished up the French Onion Soup. Very clear directions and rather easy to make. Pretty tasty. I used a homemade Ciabatta for the toast with smoked Gouda cheese. Yum!