I overdid the cheese shopping on the w/e so wanted to use up some. Just
finished making this soup. It's delicious. Added some white wine and cut
back on the milk, doubled the celery & potatoes and used a 7 year old
cheddar - threw in some prosciutto that I had in the freezer and voila!
Yum.

Elaine

Bon Appétit
December 1995

Cheese & Potato Soup
2 tablespoons vegetables oil
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
2 cups milk
1 10- to 12-ounce russet potato, peeled, diced
1 cup packed shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
1/2 cup chopped ham
Hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
Chopped fresh parsley
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add celery, carrot, onion
and thyme and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle flour over and stir 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in broth, then milk.
Add potato and bring soup to boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup until potato
is tender, about 20 minutes. Add cheese 1/3 cup at a time, stirring until
melted and smooth after each addition. Mix in ham. Season soup to taste with
hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

"elaine" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>I overdid the cheese shopping on the w/e so wanted to use up some. Just
>finished making this soup. It's delicious. Added some white wine and cut
>back on the milk, doubled the celery & potatoes and used a 7 year old
>cheddar - threw in some prosciutto that I had in the freezer and voila!
>Yum.

This recipe sounds magnificent! Thanks for sharing it, Elaine.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"elaine" wrote in message
>I overdid the cheese shopping on the w/e so wanted to use up some. Just
> finished making this soup. It's delicious. Added some white wine and cut
> back on the milk, doubled the celery & potatoes and used a 7 year old
> cheddar - threw in some prosciutto that I had in the freezer and voila!
> Yum.
>
> Elaine
(recipe snipped and saved)

This is on my "to do" list - it looks great. Thanks, Elaine.

Dora

elaine wrote:
> I overdid the cheese shopping on the w/e so wanted to use up some.
> Just finished making this soup. It's delicious. Added some white
> wine and cut back on the milk, doubled the celery & potatoes and used
> a 7 year old cheddar - threw in some prosciutto that I had in the
> freezer and voila! Yum.
>
> Elaine
>
> Bon Appétit
> December 1995
>
> Cheese & Potato Soup
(snippage)

Sounds fantastic! Everyone knows I love soup Thanks!

Jill