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Cooking with Courtney – Potato Broccoli Soup
By Courtney McEwen
Winter is soup season. Vegetables, proteins, starches, soups don’t discriminate. Ladle after ladle, there’s something so comforting about a simmering pot on the stove. From my crew to yours, here’s one of our favorites. May your bowls be full, your crackers be crunchy, and your hearts be happy!
Potato Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/3 cup celery, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
4 cups diced potatoes, rinsed and peeled
2 cups broccoli florets, slightly steamed
3 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
2 cups whole milk
1/4 teaspoon paprika
Salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Melt butter in pot, over medium heat. Saute onions and celery until tender. Add flour and spices to pot, stir until combined. Add the broth and milk, followed by the potatoes and bring to a boil. Keep stirring until it thickens. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook for another 10-15 minutes until potatoes are tender. Use potato masher to break down some, not all, of the potatoes (I mash approximately 11 times…or 12…or…). Feel free to skip this step if you want larger potato pieces. Add steamed broccoli and cheese to the pot. Stir and continue cooking over low heat until cheese is melted. Serve warm with crackers and top with a little extra cheese…just because you can. It’s a pot of creamy goodness even the kids will enjoy!
By Lacey Vilhauer
Hot Honey Chicken Wings
Ingredients
Wings:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 lbs. chicken wings, split into flats and drumettes
Hot honey butter:
1 stick of unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup hot sauce
1/2 cup honey
3/4 tsp kosher salt
Directions
In a large bowl whisk together olive oil, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper. Add wings and toss to coat fully. You can also put wings and coating in a ziplock bag and shake to coat.
Heat air fryer to 400 degrees. Arrange wings in an even layer in the air fryer basket. Cook for 12 minutes.
While the wings are cooking, make hot honey butter sauce. In a medium bowl, whisk together butter, hot sauce, honey and salt, taste and add more salt if needed.
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There’s still some chill in the air and a need for sleeves before we hit spring. This mesh western print top is the prefect addition to wardrobe to layer under your short sleeves with, and I think it pairs perfectly with the jumpsuit. So many options with both of these pieces to dress up or keep it casual. Find these and more at www.jessesjewelz.com.
By Annette Bridges
Most of the time I’m all about not simply following the crowd. I’m a fan of thinking outside the box. I love creative folks who are always coming up with unique ideas and new ways of doing things. I’m especially tickled when someone comes up with a fresh idea that implements the smarter-not-harder philosophy.
Those folks that inspire me the most know themselves very well and stay true to their desires and passions even when that makes them different from the majority of popular opinion or fads, but are there times when having a herd mentality gets a bad rap? Our cows certainly seem to believe so.
Is there more than one trail that leads to water? Perhaps, but why not simply follow the well-established path that has proven to be reliable in the past? Why should you follow other cows making their way toward a gate that leads to a different pasture? History tells us that when others are moseying toward or waiting at a closed gate, it is very likely the gate will soon be opened and access to fresh grass can be reached.
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