{pretty, happy, funny, real} Potatoes Edition

{pretty, happy, funny, real}

This morning a few of us woke up with a sore throat. Ilana felt cold, so she and Sadie snuggled into her robe. Best friends and worst enemies (at times), these two.

I made potato soup for everyone. It’s great comfort food, cheap and nutritious, and wonderful when people are under the weather. Or when the weather is yucky. Or anytime. One can use any excuse to make potato soup!

I shared a recipe here on my page about cheap eats.  Since then I’ve tweaked it a bit. I never measure, so adjust to your own tastes and family size.

Uncle Fred’s Famous Potato Soup, Carrie Style

- Snip a few slices of bacon (kitchen shears make this easy, or use a knife) into lots of pieces, and begin cooking on low in a large soup pan. You don’t want them to brown, just give off lots of flavor and fat!
- Dice onions (or shallots) and celery and maybe a carrot (for color and visual interest) and add to bacon.
- Peel (or not) several potatoes and chop, add to the pot.
- Add just enough water to cover and simmer on low/med until soft (about 15 minutes)
- Sometimes I take a blenderful out, puree it then pour it back in. It gives the soup a thicker body. But you don’t have to do this. I also love this soup with leeks, it makes it sweet and yummy!
- Add lots of salt, pepper, and a dash of cumin. (Trust me!)
- Now pour in lots of milk, and if you have it, some cream. The soup is ready to serve to little kids at this point, but warm it a bit for adults.

Soooooo delicious.

Speaking of potatoes and leeks, I made Pioneer Woman’s Potato Leek pizza last night and it was delish. I love her cookbooks and both of mine are falling apart.

Caleb and I also made her Cinnamon Rolls…. and Oh.Mah.Gawd. they were divine. Only, next time I plan on cutting the sugar by about half. And I made them with coconut oil instead of vegetable oil.

I have a freezer full of cinnamon rolls for the next few Sunday breakfasts!

Ruby just had to wear Hitchie in the Baby Hawk yesterday.

Why do kids get to a certain age and decide they have to make weird faces for the camera?

And, is there anything sweeter than a sleeping Daddy/Baby shot?

I didn’t think so.

Linking to Our Mothers Daughters