Reminiscing from almost a week ago...

Just had a quickie dinner tonight of baked seasoned chicken breast tenders, steamed broccoli and carrots, and tater tots (seasoned with chipotle...dipped in ranch...YUMMMM!)  so I thought I'd mention a dinner from late last week.

Jim makes bread...like mix it up, knead it, let it rise bread.  I told him I would make some broccoli cheddar soup if he would make bread bowls, so we did with awesome results!

Now this soup is completely done by scratch but don't let that deter you, it is super easy with such good results.  Just chop up a head of broccoli, cover with water and boil about 5 minutes or so.  Add to that a shredded carrot, chopped up onion (just a small one), 4-6 chopped green onions, about 2 Tbs chicken soup base, parsley, and some garlic powder.  Bring back to a boil for a few minutes and then stir in a quart of half and half.  Again boil for a few minutes and in the meantime mix up a few tablespoons of flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and half a cup or so of water.  This will thicken the soup so mix it into a runny paste adding more flour or water as necessary.  Mix this in and boil a couple more minutes before squeezing in half a lemon and throwing in a couple cups of shredded cheese (fresh shredded melts much better than bagged...) and let sit a few minutes.  See, not too bad!  I threw a little shredded cheese and fresh parsley on top in the bread bowls for a little sophistication.