this pot of potato soup was made up on the fly and although it was not an outstanding success story it was still a success. elle and i started by chopping onions, carrots and celery then i threw them in a pot to sauté them with butter.
then we peeled and chopped the potatoes and added them to the pot with both chicken and vegetable stock.
once the liquid was added i brought the pot to a boil and cooked it for another minutes.
when the potatoes were cooked through i used a stick blender to mash all the veggies together then i added heavy cream. the carrots made the soup turn orange which i thought was funny because it's potato soup. it also started looking more like baby food instead of a pot of soup. i tried a spoonful and it tasted just okay but it left a lot to be desired.
so i decided to add cheese, when i went to grab some cheddar elle reminded me of the gruyere she had leftover from a previous dish. lets just say, gruyere to the rescue, what a great idea elle it seriously saved the soup!
yes i realize it was an over kill buying a ten pound bag of potatoes but i couldn't help myself since they were on sale. so i'm sorry that all these last posts are made with potatoes but i've got to use them up. that's why potatoes are still on the menu tonight for dinner. i thought potato soup would be a good way to use a good amount of what was left but i'm sadly reporting that yet another meal still needs to be made.
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