Broccoli Cheese Soup

Broccoli Cheese Soup

4 red potatoes, diced 1 cups milk

2 head broccoli, chopped 3 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded

5 cloves garlic, minced

4 cups chicken broth

1 tsp salt

Pinch black pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Add veggies to crockpot: If you haven’t already, get chopping! Chop up all your veggies and place them in the crock pot. Add the chicken broth. Sprinkle with salt and pepper (if using).

2. Cook the veggies: Cook the veggie mix on High for 2-3 hours OR on Low for 5-6 hours.

3. Blend it up: Place all the contents of the crockpot in a food processor or immersion blender. Blend until smooth. Return mix to crockpot.

4. Add the dairy: Stir in the milk and cheese.

5. Cover and heat: Let the mixture heat back up (about ten minutes) and serve!

Corn Bread

Corn Bread

½ cup butter (softened) 2 cups wheat flour

1 cup sugar ¼ cup flax seed

2 eggs ½ cup cornmeal

1 cup milk 1 Tbsp baking powder

¼ cup honey ½ tsp salt

¼ tsp baking soda

Directions:

1. Prep Work: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.

2. Mix the wet stuff: In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and eggs together. Then add the milk and honey and mix well.

3. Sift the dry stuff: Add the flour, flaxseed, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and baking soda to your sifter. Then sift directly into the bowl.

4. Mix together: Mix all the wet and dry together.

5. Optional Step: Mix in ⅔ cup corn. This is delicious! Unfortunately my picky two-year-old was not a fan. So this is here for the future!

6. Bake: Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.