Soups On!

Soup holds a special place in the cockles of my heart. I grew up with a master of this art for a mom. She can whip a delicious pot of soup out of practically nothing in no time at all. Soup nights were always my favorite! I have spent quite a good amount of time attempting to perfect this tricky art. I have gotten a lot better over the years, and now soup is my go to meal when I am running low on time. My family and I are soup fans for sure.

 One of my favorite ways to start a soup is with a basic butter, flour and milk base. You can make it pretty darn healthy with chicken stock and skim milk, or you can get a little naughty and use cream or whole milk.... It's entirely up to you! Both ways taste wonderful as long as you season it correctly. Usually I use skim or 1% milk, but this time I went with whole milk, just cause... :)

I especially love a soup that is jam packed full of fresh veggies and herbs. That is the only way to go if you want a true "Munnerlyn style" soup. No thin almost empty soups around here. We like to actually feel full after eating our dinner....

First I prepped and chopped all my veggies. I really like the flavor of the soup when I saute them all first, which I did this time. But you really don't have to. I think it adds a depth of flavor to the soup. If you can possibly use fresh herbs you will have a way better tasting soup in my opinion.

I did pretty chunky pieces of ham this time. I used leftover spiral ham from a while ago that I froze. It is super yummy in soup. 

If you are feeling super hard core you could fry up some cheese crisps. My husband and kids go nuts over these babies. They are pretty yummy. You can make them with lots of different kinds of cheese too. Mmmm. Who doesn't love a little cheesy goodness with their meal?

Well there it is folks! I hope you get a chance to get creative with some Munnerlyn Style soup sometime. You will love it! Have a happy day!

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