.broccoli cheese soup.

I am so angry right now! I had all of the photos taken from when I made the soup, yet when I went to upload and edit, they were GONE! So all I have is a picture of the soup made and presented. AGH! How frustrating.

Since this really is rather easy to make, I will walk you through it. :) :)


Ingredients you need:

• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 1 package baby broccoli flowerets, frozen (I use Birds Eye brand)
• Jarlsberg, Gruyere, and Cheddar cheeses (almost a cup shredded of each)
• 3 cans chicken broth (abt. 5-6 cups)
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• Nutmeg

In a soup pot, heat 2 Tbsp butter and a little olive oil. Toss in the onion, garlic, and celery when it's hot. Sautee until the celery is tender and onion is translucent.

Pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and then cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add broccoli. Cover and cook another 10 minutes.

While the broccoli is cooking, put the 2 cups milk and 1/2 cup flour in a bowl. Whisk until there aren't any more lumps.

When the 10 minutes are up, stir the soup while pouring the milk in. This will keep lumps from forming. Stir over medium high heat and soup will begin to thicken. Add the cheese. Stir til melted.

Season with salt, pepper, and a dash of nutmeg.

Serve with salad, or rolls.

Printable version:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg2vfjqm_44hst92zcm

.cheesy potatoes.

I love cheesy potatoes! They're also more commonly known as Funeral Potatoes because it seems they always get made for funeral luncheons (at least in the LDS community they do).

These are very fast. Very easy. Very delicious.

In a bowl, dump a bag of hash browns. These are the kind I use but they might not be found everywhere. I don't really like the shredded hashbrowns because they cook down too much and get kind of mushy. You can use tater tots if you want.

To the hashbrowns, add 2 cans cream of celery soup (or cream of chicken soup), 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 tsp garlic powder, a few shakes of liquid smoke, and a wholllllee bunch of grated cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

Put the potatoes in a casserole dish and bake at 350* for about an hour. You can cover and put in the fridge for up to a day if you need to. This is a big help if you are throwing a party or having company for dinner. All you'll have to do is throw it in the oven!



Printable version:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg2vfjqm_21fmgd2hgn