Jenna thinking she is cool
Sammy and Tara decided to decorate the ficus with our extra lights
Tim putting the angel on top of the tree
Sunday we decided would be the best time to decorate the tree. We aren't doing a lot this year because of moving (sometime), but I wanted a few things up. It was the only night we would have home all together and I wanted to take advantage of it. I made a Cheese Soup for dinner (request from the girls) with sausages and sauerkraut topping it...except for Sammy and Tara, who don't like sauerkraut. We also had some soft pretzels that I had bought from a friend's son for a fundraising project for school and a salad. The girls have decided that this cheese soup is what we need to have every year. It does have beer in it, but it must not be too strong because all the girls like it.
Cheese Soup
Sweat in 5T unsalted butter
1 c onion, minced
1/2 c celery, minced
1/2 c carrot, minced
Combine; stir in:
5 T all-purpose flour
1 t paprika
1 t dry mustard
Add:
1 c. beer (such as lager)
3 c. chicken broth
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 t. Tabasco
Whisk in:
1 c. whole milk
1 lb. sharp Cheddar, grated
4 oz cream cheese, cubed
Stir in; Season with:
2 T. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt to taste
1. Sweat onion, celery, and carrot in butter in a large pot over medium -low heat for 10 minutes.
2. Combine flour, paprika, and dry mustard in a bowl, then stir into v3egetable mixture. Increase heat to medium and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring often.
3. Add beer and simmer until thickened. Add broth, Worcestershire and Tabasco, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes.
4. Whisk in milk and both cheeses, stirring constantly until smooth. Do not boil or the soup may curdle.
5. Stir in parsley and season with salt.
We got a kielbasa and cut it into small cubes and sauteed it to put on top as well as warming up a little sauerkraut. I suppose you could omit the beer and just put more chicken broth or put non-alcoholic beer, if you wanted.
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