CREAMY POTATO SOUP

CREAMY POTATO SOUP

• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 Cup Diced Celery
• 1/4 Cup Chopped Onions
• 4 Cups Diced Potatoes
• 1 Cup Diced Carrots
• 1 Cup Water
• 3 Cups Milk
• 1 Cup Cream
• 2 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Parsley

Melt margarine and brown the celery and onions. Add potatoes, carrots and water; then cook with lid on for 45 minutes. Add milk, cream, salt, and parsley, and simmer again for 15 minutes.

Cooks notes: You can top this off with your favorite croutons, bacon bits or cheddar cheese - OR you can be like me and ADD all three...it makes it yummy~yummy~yummy~

BEST SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

BEST SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
YOU'LL EVER SINK YOUR TEETH INTO

• 3 Cups Fresh Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• 3/4 Stick Margarine
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Cup Evaporated Milk
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

Mix all together well. Pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Bake 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Topping

• 1 Cup crushed Corn Flakes
• 1/2 Cup pecan pieces
• 1/2 light brown sugar
• 3/4 stick margarine - melted

Mix all together and spread over the top of potatoes. Bake an additional 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Cooks notes: To get the mashed sweet potatoes you can either bake and scrape out the insides or peel, chop and boil til done (first choice is by far the easiest). Now what I'm about to tell you is no lie - I had folks, young and old, eatting sweet potatoes for the FIRST time and loving them! This dish is almost in the dessert catagory, it is so rich, creamy WITH crunch too, and then the sweetness - oh my, I'm getting hungry for it already - come on T'giving!