Happy Fall Everyone!!! I know it is a little premature, but I am just in love the fall season. Finally the weather is starting to cool down, football has started ~ all sorts of good things happen in the fall!

Since I was in the fall mood, there is nothing I love more than a big bowl of homemade soup. I have many favorites but one of my all time favorites is Potato soup. I know there are a million recipes out there, some full of major calories, I decided this time to pass on the extra calories and make the soup my mother always made. 

This is probably one of the easiest soups to make. You start by peeling and chopping 4 medium potatoes. Add those and 2 cups water to a stock pot. Then peel and chop 5 medium carrots. We had some fresh ones from our garden, since those come in all sizes just add however many you like. If you are out of fresh, frozen carrots work well too. Add the carrots to the stock pot, bring to boil and cook until tender.

Next add 2 ½ cups milk, ham and ½ cup onion to the pot. If I am being lazy I will go buy the pre-chopped ham and dump that in. Add however much you like. I actually prefer Canadian bacon but ham is usually cheaper & easier to find. Then the recipe calls for 1 cup of cream. I never use cream, I just use another cup of milk. Whisk into the milk or cream 3 tablespoons of flour to help thicken. Add that mixture to the pot. Let the soup simmer for about 10 minutes making sure to stir, so the bottom doesn’t burn.

There you have it a very yummy, good for the waistline kind of soup. 🙂

Leslie & I were talking the other day how we like to eat out of our big mugs, so I just had to use my most favorite one for this soup! I swear it tastes better out of it.

Mom’s Potato Soup

4 Med Potatoes

2 c. Water

5 Med Carrots

2 ½ c. Milk

1 c. Cream (or milk)

½ c Onion

Ham

3 Tblsp Flour