Potato and Ham Soup

This soup turns out thick but it's "stick to your ribs thick!"

....and it can always be thinned with some milk....

Ingredients

• 4 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 cups ham, diced
• 1 container or 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• salt
• pepper
• 5 Tbsp butter
• 5 Tbsp flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

• cook the veggies and ham in the chicken broth until tender
• use a blender to blend a good part of it (leave a little in the pot so there are some chunky pieces of vegetables (it will turn orange from the carrots)
• in a separate pan, melt butter and whisk in the flour until thick
• slowly add the milk and wait until the mixture is thickened (4-5 minutes)
• Add the milk mixture and the cheese into the pot with the veggies and heat through

Enjoy!

Pancake Mix for the Pantry

We wanted to gift some pancake mix to our neighbors for the holidays so we found this recipe!  We liked the way they tasted so much that we even made some for our pantry too!

Ingredients:

• 5 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• salt
• 1 1/4 cup dried buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp baking powder

Directions:

• Mix ingredients and store
• When ready to use, mix 1/2 cup of the mix with water until runny (about 1/3 cup water)

Enjoy!