it's been so cold here as of late. we've have a couple days of rain and i've been hiding under the blankets. brrr....soup was definitely in order. up next: hearty soup for a cold winter's day. :D
i've never cooked with leeks or fennel before so i thought, "great! experiment time!" chopped those up along with some onion and got some red potatoes. and because i didn't want to peel them, just took most of the big eyes and cubed them. huzzah for laziness!
and then buttery goodness with a dallop of garlic. yummm....
first in the pot were the potatoes. sauteed them a bit in the butter till they were half done then added the leeks, fennel and onions. threw in some salt and pepper and all-purpose seasoning for some extra kick. :D then after that sauteed some, chopped parsley and a bit of the fennel fronds was put in the mix.
then horrors upon horrors, i added a can of creamed potato soup. nooooo!! i don't know...there's just something about adding a can of soup that makes my inner chef cringe. but, with that said, i added the can anyway and told my inner chef to shut up, added a cup of water, then stirred that around a bit. then i took some low fat half-and-half (cuz i's tryin' to be healthy, yo!) and added enough to have a semi-thick soup consistency. then i let it have a rapid boil to a small simmer.
as the soup was happily simmering away, i prepped the bread and then added the green onions to the concoction during the last five minutes of cooking.
mmmmm....delicious hot soupy goodness. very hearty with the potatoes and an experiment that ended well. and the bread i bought went surprisingly good with the soup. i will definitely make this soup again. tasty!
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