And a Recipe
We had a good Christmas Day. After opening presents here in the morning, we headed to Ward's father's house in VA to spend the day with his family. There were 19 of us, with ages ranging from 89 to 10 months. It was a lot of fun. Yesterday was a relaxed day with puzzle working and crafting.
Today we need to add back some more of the food groups to all of the holiday chocolate we've been eating. We have leftover ham, so I'm hoping Wally will make his potato ham soup before he leaves today. Below is the post it first appeared in.
Until next time...
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Wally Makes Soup
Wally likes to eat. No, let me correct that. Wally loves to eat. However, he doesn't like to cook. But today, he did just that. I asked him to help me with some potato soup by peeling the potatoes. One thing led to another and in less than an hour he had created a delicious potato ham soup.
True to the family tradition, he didn't follow a recipe. He looked at couple of recipes, took inventory of ingredients on hand and started cooking. For better nutrition he added carrots and used low-fat cream cheese. He didn't use onions as a favor to Ward and he added his own special optional ingredient at the end--Stubb's Spicy BBQ Sauce. The result was a very delicious soup that reminded me of scalloped potatoes with ham. I hope this successful cooking adventure is the beginning of a new trend.
True to the family tradition, he didn't follow a recipe. He looked at couple of recipes, took inventory of ingredients on hand and started cooking. For better nutrition he added carrots and used low-fat cream cheese. He didn't use onions as a favor to Ward and he added his own special optional ingredient at the end--Stubb's Spicy BBQ Sauce. The result was a very delicious soup that reminded me of scalloped potatoes with ham. I hope this successful cooking adventure is the beginning of a new trend.
Below are basic instructions for making the soup. Detailed recipe at the end.
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| Chop potatoes, celery, carrots and ham. |
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| Saute celery, carrots, and garlic before adding potatoes and water. Cook until veggies are tender. Add cream cheese and ham. |
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| Garnish with cheddar cheese and/or Stubb's Spicy BBQ sauce. Serve and enjoy! |
Wally's Potato Ham Soup
Ingredients:
Oil, 1 T
Celery, 2 stalks chopped
Carrots, 3 large chopped
Garlic, 3 cloves minced
Potatoes, 7 medium--5-6 cups chopped
Water, 4 ½ cups
Chicken bouillon cubes, 2
Low fat cream cheese, 8 oz, softened and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
Ham, 2 cups chopped (¾ lb)
For garnish:
Shredded cheddar cheese
Stubb's BBQ Sauce, 1 teaspoon/bowl
Saute celery, carrots, and garlic in oil until celery is starting soften.
Add potatoes, water, and bouillon cubes. Bring to boil and boil until vegetables are tender. Approximately 10- 15 minutes.
Lower heat or turn off heat on electric range and add cream cheese. Stir until melted.
Stir in ham.
Note: I added a little of Stubb's spicy BBQ sauce into my bowl. It gave the soup just a hint of spicy hotness without overwhelming the other flavors.
My mom and dad just put a little shredded cheese on theirs.
Everyone was happy. I hope you like it too.
