Ok, I am in love with the cream of tomato soup now. I got 2 packets to try and I am going to have to order more SOON! I prepared it on the stove and kicked it up with some Mrs Dash tomato, basil, and garlic as Nancy suggested. I also added a few dashes of ground red pepper. I tasted it and I was not terribly impressed, so I added a bit of salt.....still ...