back to work

Hey everyone, it's been a while. I am going back to work on Monday, hopefully this will be a little longer than the last job! Anyway I made cheese soup last night with the girls and I wanted to share it here. My kids love this soup, it's so easy they can help with it and they also eat their veggies without complaining! When Nadia was first trying solid food she loved this. I couldn't make it fast enough! For those of you who attend Freak Out this is one of the soups we serve every year.

you will need

large soup pot
large bowl
blender

4 baking potatoes
2 large onions
4 carrots
4 stalks of celery
8 oz cream cheese
6 cups water
3 cups milk
shredded cheddar cheese (2-3 cups)
butter
salt
garlic
pepper
Bacon (optional)

chop the onion finely and saute in butter. Chop the potatoes, carrots and celery. Once the onions are translucent add the other vegetables and saute all for about 5 min.
Add six cups of water and simmer until vegetables are soft.
Take vegetable and stock, puree in blender with milk and cream cheese. You will need to do this several times, so have your large bowl ready and pour the blended contents into it.
Once you have pureed all the veggies, stock, milk and cream cheese together return to stove and re-heat slowly adding spices to taste, and cheese a bit at a time. Stir often so that the cheese melts evenly through the soup.
*You can fry and crumble bacon in if desired.
**This recipe can be tripled, but after that the measurements become off.
***This recipe feeds us for 2 meals, and it can freeze well for up to 8 months. Just put in an airtight container, take from freezer and sit in hot water to thaw.