Nancy Young wrote:
>
> I originally posted this subject, and I wanted to say to you all that
> I really enjoyed your answers, that was fun. And lots of great soup
> ideas.
>
> We're back in the deep freeze today, I made myself some cream of
> potato and celery soup (translation: whatever I could find that I
> had in the house). Came out great, but it's not really a recipe.
> Just winged it.
>
> Cubed Yukon Golds, some chopped up celery (leaves included), chopped
> up onion, chicken stock. Threw in some dry dill and salt and pepper,
> of course. Simmered until the vegetables were soft, maybe 15 minutes.
>
> The heavy cream sure helped it along, but I add that to the bowl, not
> the pot. Float a nice pat of butter on top and I was happy.

Of course I conveniently forgot the step where I gave the soup a
whiz with my immersion blender, not too smooth, but smooth enough.

nancy