Snack Attack

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato soup.
I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes from
T-day
(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock, so...,
why
not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing a
google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at least
100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

Those mashed potatoes are 2 weeks old, I'd toss them, they must be nasty by
now. I wouldn't use mashed potatoes beyond day 3.

Here's a basic formula for a potato soup, it's really Rachael Ray's Corn and
Crab Chowder, but the idea is flexible.

I may start with rendering some diced bacon and use that for flavoring. I
generally always skip the Old Bay because I don't like it, but I do add some
thyme and a nice pinch of red pepper flakes. Or, make the basic recipe and
add some sort of sausage near the end of cooking -- kielbasa or whatever, or
ham or leave it without meat.. Use half and half instead of milk if you
like.

1 tablespoon vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan in a
slow stream
2 tablespoons butter
2 all-purpose potatoes, peeled and diced
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning blend, found near seafood department or, on
spice aisle in your market
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock or broth
1 quart whole milk
3 cups corn kernels, scraped fresh from the cob or, frozen kernels
8 ounces cooked lump crab meat, fresh is available in plastic tubs at many
fish counters
4 small bread boules, 6 inches, hollowed out, preferably sour dough,
optional

Toppings:
Oyster crackers
Hot cayenne pepper sauce
Sliced scallions

Heat a deep pot over moderate heat. Add oil and butter. As you chop your
veggies, add them to the pot: potatoes, celery, onion, and red bell pepper.
Add bay leaf to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and Old Bay
seasoning. Sauté veggies 5 minutes, then sprinkle in flour. Cook flour 2
minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and combine. Stir in milk and
combine. Bring soup up to a bubble. Add corn and crab meat and simmer soup 5
minutes. Adjust the soup seasonings. Remove bay leaf. Ladle soup into bread
bowls or soup bowls and top with oyster crackers, hot sauce and sliced
scallions.

..

Janet

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kilikini said:

I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato soup.
I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes from T-day
(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock, so..., why
not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing a
google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at least
100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants" cooking
thing! <lol>

Just be sure to post the results?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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In article <[email hidden]>,

kilikini said:

I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato

soup.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes from

T-day

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock, so...,

why

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing a
google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at least
100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants" cooking
thing! <lol>

Just be sure to post the results?
--

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked, I
don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even tried
cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked, I
don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even
tried
cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

Oh, you have everything you need ... do you have nutmeg? A little of that
is nice ... a Little. Just heat it up, mixed together, serve with a pat of
butter
on top, you're good to go. Give it a buzz with a stick blender if you have
one,
just to incorporate the celery. Wish I had some.

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup, yeah, it
was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd tease
them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

nancy

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In article <[email hidden]>,

kilikini said:

I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato

soup.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes from

T-day

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock, so...,

why

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing a
google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at least
100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants" cooking
thing! <lol>

Just be sure to post the results?
--

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked, I
don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even tried
cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere in
the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato

soup.

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> I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes

from

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

T-day

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> (that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock,

so...,

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why

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> not soup? I just wish I had cheese!
>
> Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?

Doing a

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> google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at

least

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> 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
>
> kili
>
>

Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"

cooking

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thing! <lol>

Just be sure to post the results?
--

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked,

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even

tried

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere in
the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the pork
ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in it. My
hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato

soup.

Quoted message said:

> I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes

from

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

T-day

Quoted message said:

> (that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock,

so...,

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Quoted message said:

why

Quoted message said:

> not soup? I just wish I had cheese!
>
> Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?

Doing a

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at

least

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
>
> kili
>
>

Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"

cooking

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

thing! <lol>

Just be sure to post the results?
--

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked,

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even

tried

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere in
the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the pork
ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in it. My
hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

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kilikini said:

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> In article <[email hidden]>,
> "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> > I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato
soup.
> > I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes

from

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Quoted message said:

T-day
> > (that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock,

so...,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

why
> > not soup? I just wish I had cheese!
> >
> > Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?

Doing a

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> > google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at

least

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Quoted message said:

> > 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
> You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"

cooking

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Quoted message said:

> thing! <lol>
>
> Just be sure to post the results?
> --

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked,

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even

tried

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere in
the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the pork
ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in it. My
hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

Either of those will work in place of bacon IMHO???
Not QUITE the same, but.......

I'd use whatever is "smokier".
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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kilikini said:

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> In article <[email hidden]>,
> "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> > I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato
soup.
> > I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes

from

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

T-day
> > (that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock,

so...,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

why
> > not soup? I just wish I had cheese!
> >
> > Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?

Doing a

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> > google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at

least

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> > 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
> You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"

cooking

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> thing! <lol>
>
> Just be sure to post the results?
> --

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked,

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even

tried

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere in
the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the pork
ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in it. My
hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

Either of those will work in place of bacon IMHO???
Not QUITE the same, but.......

I'd use whatever is "smokier".
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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> In article <[email hidden]>,
> "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> > I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato
soup.
> > I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes

from

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

T-day
> > (that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock,

so...,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

why
> > not soup? I just wish I had cheese!
> >
> > Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?

Doing a

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> > google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at

least

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> > 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
> You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"

cooking

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> thing! <lol>
>
> Just be sure to post the results?
> --

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked,

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even

tried

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

kili

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere in
the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the pork
ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in it. My
hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

Either of those will work in place of bacon IMHO???
Not QUITE the same, but.......

I'd use whatever is "smokier".
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Janet Bostwick said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato
soup. I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed
potatoes from T-day
(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock,
so..., why
not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?
Doing a google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would
be at least 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right
direction?

kili

Those mashed potatoes are 2 weeks old, I'd toss them, they must be
nasty by now. I wouldn't use mashed potatoes beyond day 3.

Unless they were frozen.

I wouldn't use mashed potatoes in cream of potato soup, anyway. I always
finely dice russet potatoes and cook them in the stock until soft. First I
brown 4 strips of bacon and set it aside; I saute onion and garlic in the
drippings and add them to the stock with the potatoes. Bring it to a simmer
and cook until the potatoes are soft. Stir in the cream and crumbled bacon
and heat through. Taste and then add salt & pepper as needed (I like lots
of pepper in my potato soup but I start off on the light side). Let the
seasonings incorporate (low simmer, stirring the soup occasionally). Taste
and adjust seasonings as needed. (I rarely add anything else to potato soup
although some people might want to throw some herbs in there.)

Jill

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> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> In article <[email hidden]>,
>> "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>> I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is
>>> potato soup. I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover
>>> mashed potatoes from T-day (that really need to be used up),
>>> onions, celery, homemade stock, so..., why not soup? I just
>>> wish I had cheese!
>>>
>>> Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?
>>> Doing a google on potato soup would be fruitless because there
>>> would be at least 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the
>>> right direction?
>>>
>>> kili
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
>> You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"
>> cooking thing! <lol>
>>
>> Just be sure to post the results?
>> --
>
> I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I
> double-checked, I don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream,
> stock, onions, celery, butter and potatoes, right? What
> seasonings, though? I've never even tried cream of potato soup.
> I'm clueless here.
>
> kili
>
>

The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!

Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.

No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere
in the house?

Any leftover turkey gravy?
--

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the
pork ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in
it. My hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

Either of those will work in place of bacon IMHO???
Not QUITE the same, but.......

I'd use whatever is "smokier".

I wouldn't use smoked turkey in potato soup. I'd go for the ribs (trusting
they don't have BBQ sauce slathered all over them).

Jill

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>> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>>> In article <[email hidden]>,
>>> "kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is
>>>> potato soup. I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover
>>>> mashed potatoes from T-day (that really need to be used up),
>>>> onions, celery, homemade stock, so..., why not soup? I just
>>>> wish I had cheese!
>>>>
>>>> Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?
>>>> Doing a google on potato soup would be fruitless because there
>>>> would be at least 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the
>>>> right direction?
>>>>
>>>> kili
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
>>> You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"
>>> cooking thing! <lol>
>>>
>>> Just be sure to post the results?
>>> --
>>
>> I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I
>> double-checked, I don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream,
>> stock, onions, celery, butter and potatoes, right? What
>> seasonings, though? I've never even tried cream of potato soup.
>> I'm clueless here.
>>
>> kili
>>
>>
>
> The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
> I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
> sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!
>
> Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.
>
> No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere
> in the house?
>
> Any leftover turkey gravy?
> --

I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the
pork ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in
it. My hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)

kili

Either of those will work in place of bacon IMHO???
Not QUITE the same, but.......

I'd use whatever is "smokier".

I wouldn't use smoked turkey in potato soup. I'd go for the ribs (trusting
they don't have BBQ sauce slathered all over them).

Jill

There is always that. ;-)
The ribs they make at work are SO good, as long as that damned sauce is
served on the side!!!!!!! I hate ribs drowned in sauce.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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>>>>> I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is
>>>>> potato soup. I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover
>>>>> mashed potatoes from T-day (that really need to be used up),
>>>>> onions, celery, homemade stock, so..., why not soup? I just
>>>>> wish I had cheese!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks?
>>>>> Doing a google on potato soup would be fruitless because there
>>>>> would be at least 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the
>>>>> right direction?
>>>>>
>>>>> kili
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh just make it up as you go along! :-)
>>>> You are a good enough cook to do the whole "seat of your pants"
>>>> cooking thing! <lol>
>>>>
>>>> Just be sure to post the results?
>>>> --
>>>
>>> I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I
>>> double-checked, I don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream,
>>> stock, onions, celery, butter and potatoes, right? What
>>> seasonings, though? I've never even tried cream of potato soup.
>>> I'm clueless here.
>>>
>>> kili
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The celery, onions and garlic are a good start.
>> I might add a bit of pepper is all. A dash of soy or worcestershire
>> sauce for some depth too, but not much!!!
>>
>> Parsley leaf, or a bit of dill if you have it.
>>
>> No bacon eh? No ham, ham bone or any smoked meat products anywhere
>> in the house?
>>
>> Any leftover turkey gravy?
>> --
>
> I've got smoked turkey and pork ribs......... I was considering the
> pork ribs. This house pretty much always has something smoked in
> it. My hillbilly husband is a BBQ freak. :~)
>
> kili
>
>

Either of those will work in place of bacon IMHO???
Not QUITE the same, but.......

I'd use whatever is "smokier".

I wouldn't use smoked turkey in potato soup. I'd go for the ribs

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they don't have BBQ sauce slathered all over them).

Jill

There is always that. ;-)
The ribs they make at work are SO good, as long as that damned sauce is
served on the side!!!!!!! I hate ribs drowned in sauce.
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Nope, no sauce on ribs...... just pepper and salt.

kili

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Janet Bostwick wrote:

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Those mashed potatoes are 2 weeks old, I'd toss them, they must be
nasty by now. I wouldn't use mashed potatoes beyond day 3.

Unless they were frozen.

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Jill

I never thought of that. I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
they turn out o.k.?
Janet

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kilikini said:

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There is always that. ;-)
The ribs they make at work are SO good, as long as that damned sauce is
served on the side!!!!!!! I hate ribs drowned in sauce.
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Nope, no sauce on ribs...... just pepper and salt.

kili

Yay!!!
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Janet Bostwick said:

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Quoted message said:

Janet Bostwick wrote:

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Those mashed potatoes are 2 weeks old, I'd toss them, they must be
nasty by now. I wouldn't use mashed potatoes beyond day 3.

Unless they were frozen.

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Jill

I never thought of that. I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
they turn out o.k.?
Janet

Mashed spuds freeze just fine.

Even the powdered ones.
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

kilikini said:

I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato soup.
I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes from T-day
(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock, so..., why
not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing a
google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at least
100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

Recipe? Nah. Just keep adding stuff till it tastes good.

gloria p

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Puester said:

kilikini said:

I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato soup.
I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes from T-day
(that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade stock, so..., why
not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing a
google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at least
100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

Recipe? Nah. Just keep adding stuff till it tastes good.

gloria p

<lol>
Too damned true!!!
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson