Creamy carrot soup

Last week when I went to the supermarket, I bought some carrots without checking my fridge first (which, as you guessed, was full of carrots ...) So I started thinking of carrot recipes and decided to make a carrot and leek soup. This soup is really creamy and even a little sweet tasting. Without telling my girls what the soup was made of, I had them taste it and even though they didn't love it, they didn't hate it either. Next time, they might even eat it!

Ingredients:

3 medium carrots
2 leeks (you can also subsitute with onions)
1 cup chicken broth
salt and pepper
1/2 cream


In a pot add the sliced carrots, the chopped up leeks (or onions) and the chicken broth. Boil for 10 min or until the carrots are tender.

Wait for the soup to cool and then pure it, either with a hand blender or a conventional one.

This next step is the most important one. When you add the cream to the soup, you have to stir vigorously.
Then heat it and serve it to your guests and they'l love it!

Broccoli soup

Even though it's really hot in the US, here in South America, it's winter (this is the view from my kitchen window), so yesterday I cooked a broccoli and potato soup.



All my recipes are child friendly and geared towards how to make picky eaters eat vegetables. I have two picky eaters who are not into green or red vegetables, so I always look for recipes where I can sneak in some veggies. This soup tastes creamy but is actually very healthy and low-fat.

I like to cook ahead of time and usually look for recipes that take very little cooking time but might take a cooling period. This recipe will only use one pot where you boil the soup, puree it with a hand blender and then reheat it.

Ingredients:

4 medium size potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 cups broccoli, chopped
1 cup low fat milk
1 cup chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste


In a soup pot, add all the ingredients. If you need, either add more milk or more broth since the veggies need to be covered. Boil in medium heat for 20 minutes, until the potatos are tender.


Wait for the soup to cool completely and then use a hand blender to puree it. And enjoy!