December 19, 2012

haven't been in the office for an 8 hour day in a week....

got a bunch accomplished today!!!!

still no crazy cold weather or snow for being the middle

of December in Michigan...hoping for a white Christmas!!

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Ross made a great dinner this evening.... a family recipe

 for Broccoli-Potato Cheese Soup...very easy to make....

and he used the potatoes from our garden this year.

Broccoli-Potato Cheese Soup :

1/3 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup diced carrots

1/3 cup chopped celery

2 1/2 cups chopped broccoli

Steam these items for a few minutes....

4 cups peeled diced potatoes

Steam these items for a few minutes, as well....set these both aside...

in a stock pot add....

1/4 cup flour

3 cups chicken broth (we used the water from the steamed veggies and mixed a 1 Tbsp of chicken base paste into it) 

2 cups milk

1/4 tsp pepper

bring this to a simmer....add in...

4 oz cream cheese

2 diced cloves of garlic

and the steamed potatoes

continue to simmer.....add in...

2 1/2 cups cheddar cheese

1/4 cup fresh bacon bits

and the steamed veggies

stir together...once cheese is melted, it is ready to serve.....this made 6 nice size bowls of soup.

Pleasant Dreams!!!