Recipes to Share: Potato Soup & A Pupdate

Fall brings the soup recipes out in full force! One of Mike's favorites (I'll never share my chili recipe-THE favorite) is potato soup on a chilly evening! Of course, we add so many crackers, it's more like a casserole by the time we eat it!

6-8 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
6 strips bacon (I've also used diced ham), diced
1/2 cup diced onion
2 cans cream of celery
2-3 cans full of milk (cans referring to the soup cans you just emptied)
Seasoning salt and Pepper to taste

Boil your potatoes until a fork goes through but not so soft you could mash 'em!

At the same time, cook your onion and bacon together. Retain the drippings to go in the soup too. Use turkey bacon if you want to save on calories or diced ham (which only needs heated as it's throughly cooked) for an even quicker option and slight taste variation; I do this most frequently.

Drain potatoes and put back in dutch oven adding all liquid ingredients along with the bacon and onion. Cook on med to heat through and then simmer til you serve stirring frequently to prevent the milk from scorching.

Best served with a package of crackers per person and a peanut butter sandwich!

PUPDATE!
For those of you who worry that our two beloved four-legged children are being neglected as we anxiously await baby G, here's proof they're never left out:

Even they love potato soup! :)