I started making the soups several years ago when a friend of mine who is physically challenged told me that she could no longer stand at her kitchen counter for long enough to prepare meals. She is particularly fond of bean soups. This was further complicated because, at the time, I lived in New York and she lived in Illinois . But off to the kitchen I went and started “tweaking” her recipe so she could try them, and after numerous attempts she told me that my soup was better then the original. After my first success with the French Market soup, she said I should try some different kinds of bean soups. There were more failures but in time I developed all the soups on this website. Initially we gave then as gifts at Christmas and House Warmings. Our family and friends kept asking for more and eventually someone suggested that we make them available to everyone. The dips soon followed when another friend kept asking me to make dips for her. She still asks for the Dill-liteful Dip—her personal favorite.

Shortly after starting, we were given the opportunity to participate in the Best of Missouri Market, an annual event at the Missouri Botanical Garden that features only Missouri products. We also became part of the Festival of the Little Hills in St. Charles , MO.

The rest, as they say, is history.We welcome your comments, so please let us hear from you.