Posted in My Kitchen

I've been tagged again by Jillybean.  While I cannot contemplate doing it at this time, I will do it in the near future.

I am pretty sure I have the flu.  Or a nasty cold.  My best friend now is Alka-Seltzer.  I am so happy because I actually got to take a nap today!  Hooray!

Tonight I made soup for dinner, since we are all suffering from some ailment.  My potatoes had eyes...so potato soup.  Maybe you would like the recipe?

Potato Soup

5-6 medium potatoes, peeled and chunked
1 sweet potato, peeled and chunked
2 carrots, peeled and chunked

Cook all of that in 1 box of chicken broth.  I like Swanson's Organic.

Once that is cooked to mashing consistency, mash with a hand-held potato masher.  It should still be lumpy.  Mash it right in the pot, do NOT discard that delicious broth.  Add:

thyme
pepper
garlic
onion

to your heart's desire.  I also added some crisp fried bacon and shredded cheddar today.  Then thin it out with

milk

to the consistency that you like.  Yummmmmm.

Normally I do not put bacon in this but I've been in love with bacon this week.  So that did make it pricier.  And I use no nitrate/nitrite bacon which is more expensive.  So all told, I estimate this dinner at about $6 per batch.  Still under a dollar a serving and plenty left over for lunch tomorrow.

Should I file under austerity program or kitchen?  I wish I could cross-reference.