Clarisse Luncheon Monday, November 13th 2017

This is Clarisse, our cook for the month of November, and does she ever know how to cook.
We always have the best soup at her home.  This time it was potato ham soup, and the recipe will follow the pic of it below.  It was a cold day with rain, and the soup was a giant hit to all!! Her table was decorated with vegetables and some out of her garden.
I love all of it.  The next luncheon will be at Sandy's home on December 11th, our Christmas luncheon, and we usually stay very late.

                         The little pickled baby beets were out of her garden and she pickled them
                         and they were so good.

                                              The ladies arriving and have a good time.

                                                          Pat helping with the salad

                                             Pictures taken against the window was a no no.

                                                      More ladies arriving

Nancy helping with the soup

                                                     

Clarisse Ham & Potato Soup

1- pkg. bacon, (12 oz. size)

1 ½ cup chopped onion

6 cups chicken broth

2 lb. baking potatoes cubed

2/3- cup butter

¾ cup flour

4 cups milk

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1 cup diced ham

8-oz. sour cream

2 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese

¾ cup sliced green onions

Cook bacon crisp.  Set aside.  In same skillet cook onion in 2- tablespoons bacon fat until almost tender.  In soup pot mix onion, broth, potatoes.  Cook until potatoes are tender.  In same skillet melt butter and stir in flour gradually add milk salt and pepper.  Cook until thickened and bubbly.  Stir in ham and half of the bacon, sour cream and half of the green onions.  Add to soup pot.  Serve with bacon, green onions and cheese topping. 

This is really good.  Clarisse doubled this recipe and a good thing as most had seconds.  YUM

A bunch of happy ladies, and Sheila was having fun, check out her bunny ears on top of Pat's head!

                                       
                                                           Apple Pie, so good.

Fudge that she brought back to share from Mackinaw Island, Michigan