A pot of soup can start with a bag from the pantry. Anderson House makes Frontier Soups mixes, a business that began when Trisha Anderson brought her Eleven Bean Soup to a holiday market in 1983.

Early batches were packed by hand at a basement ping-pong table. The family grew the business through holiday markets and specialty shops, and Trisha’s sons later joined full-time. Frontier Soups remains the soup brand within Anderson House.

Choose a mix for the kind of supper you want, then check the package for what to add. Colorado Campfire Chicken Stew and Ohio Valley Vegetable are two places to start. Put bread on the table and make room for a bowl.