Almost My Mom's Potato Cheese Soup

My children love this soup and it is just about my mom's recipe from growing up which I loved so much. Since it has finally been cold enough to make soup, we just can't get enough of our favorite so I thought we'd share this recipe with you.


Potato Cheese Soup

1 cup chopped onion(optional)
4 cups cubed potatoes
1 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 soup can milk
1/2 cup sour cream or 1/2 bar of cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
tiny dash of nutmeg(a.k.a as my secret ingredient)
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste


1. Brown onions in a pat of butter or TBS of olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add potatoes, and only enough water to cover. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Stir together soup, sour cream and milk until smooth; add to potato mixture. Heat, but do not boil. Add salt and pepper to taste, and stir in tiny dash of nutmeg.
4. As desired use crumbled bacon, cheese or green onions to sprinkle on top to garnish.

Useful tips:

For a little more taste, I have been known to throw in a chicken bullion cube but I don't add much salt if I do.

[Photo credit from blog: From Single to Married and it's a good overall step by step process for making the soup in photos if you'd like to take a look.]

A Sandwich, A Lettuce Wrap, Anyone?

I've been on a sandwich kick lately and so I've been trying some fun combination's. I've found that I love Kraft Foods website to get some great ideas to build a great sandwich. This is also my first time to make and eat a lettuce wraps. I don't love iceberg lettuce but I love it in a wrap like this. Nice flavor and a healthier choice. Both of these are my variations from the website. I'll include the link to the original as well.

Chicken Caesar Sandwich

1 Tbsp. Caesar dressing - I used Brianna's Home Style Asiago Caesar dressing
1 French Bread roll, partially split - love Kaiser rolls too!
2 Tbsp. shredded Parmesan cheese - I buy a small chunk from the deli and shred my own.
1 romaine lettuce leaf - I washed, patted dry with paper towel and tore up by hand. Cutting lettuce makes it brown faster.
5 slices thin sliced oven roasted chicken breast - I did use Oscar Mayer
1 slice tomato

Prepare as you would any sandwich. It tasted great and reminded me of a Caesar salad on a bun. I think I might even like this better since I'm not usually a fan of Caesar salad all the time. I have to be in the mood.


Deli Lettuce Roll-Ups

1/2 cup coleslaw blend - I used Fresh N' Easy
1 Tbsp. Cucumber Ranch - I used KRAFT. I just don't like coleslaw dressing.
6 slices ham - I used Oscar Meyer Virginia Brand Ham
2 large lettuce leaves - washed and patted dry with paper towel.
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese - I used a brick of KRAFT Sharp cheddar and shredded my own.

Each large lettuce leaf gets 3 slices of ham. Sprinkle with cheese and coleslaw blend. Top with salad dressing. I didn't mix the coleslaw and dressing together like the recipe suggests. Roll up. Eat right away. These taste best fresh and don't keep well.

I hope you like it! I did!