davdud101 I'm working with the SessionDrummer brush kit, which is pretty nice, and I think the biggest thing I need (besides a real drummer, haha) is the sound of actually brushing across the head.
That's pretty much what the "stirring the pot/soup" term means. The drummer uses one brush to do a circular sweep on the snare and will usually tap a beat with the other brush/hand.
There are of course variations on this (like instead of a circle you just drag from the middle of the snare outward or vice versa). Thing is the only drum sampler I know of that does this is Addictive Drums with the Jazz Brushes adpak. Granted I am not familiar with eveything out there so perhaps there are specialty packs for other samplers.
The problem is that the "sweeping/stirring" action is very difficult to make work with MIDI and samples. AD uses some weird programming to make it happen (which is why you need the MIDIPak and the sample ADpak... they work in conjunction).
That said if all you want is that sweeping sound set to specific simple rhythms (like 4/4 or whatever) you could probably find some looped samples to just drag right into the clips pane in Sonar.
Also as Cactus pointed out you can recreate/record that sound very easily (if you have reasonably steady hands and good sense of timing). Good brushes are kind of pricey (like maybe $40 for a semi decent pair) but are cheaper than a new sampler and fancy sample paks that you have to learn how to program, etc.
Of course then you need to actually record it which means a decent mic that can handle higher mid/hi freqs well. A snare is also a massive bonus (and being able to mic the top and bottom so you get the brush and the wire rattle which makes for the best brushed sanre sound). But as Cactus also pointed out you can get a believable sound just on a carboard box. Street performers do this all the time and it sounds pretty cool. The size of the box affects the depth of the sound as does the grain of the corrugation (not sure if that's actually a word... lol). You'll probably want brown carboard (scratchier) as opposed to anything glossy but glossy could garner a snappier sound.
Meh... good luck. Brushes are fun and pretty easy to play and easy to slide into a mix.