Now that I’m gluten-free (“New and improved Mir—now 100% gluten-free!”), I have to be very careful about lots of foods I’d never really thought about before. Like canned soup; most canned soup has flour in it. So weird.

Granted, I almost always make my own soup, anyway, but it sure was handy to be able to grab a can from the pantry on a busy day, y’know? Thank goodness there are a few brands I can still buy, though they tend to be pretty pricey.

Anyway! I can no longer purchase Bar Harbor’s chowders and bisques, which makes me sad, because they make the greatest canned clam chowder and crab bisque I’ve ever had. Heavenly. Tastes-like-homemade kind of heavenly. If you’re gluten-free, step away, but if you’re not, check out the current Amazon special on Bar Harbor—everything is already marked down, and then you’ll get another 30% off when you combine coupon code BARHARB7 (15% off) and purchasing via Subscribe & Save (another 15% off, plus free shipping). If you enjoy fish chowders and bisques, hop on this one. It works out to under $2/can and these sell for about $5/can at the supermarket.

All-natural ingredients, no MSG. Yay! And also wheat flour. Boo.