Awful!!!
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62118)
United States
December 3, 2022 7:04pm CST
Awful good, that is. 
All of these people here on myLot talking about their yummy cooking made me want to start making stuff for myself again. (Well, that and the price of packaged food going through the roof. 
) So, as I mentioned, I bought a crockpot.
Yesterday I made potato soup that’s about as simple as you can get: potatoes and chicken broth.
This evening I’m having some with dinner. I seasoned it with some of that wonderful Trader Joe’s Soffritto seasoning that @TheSojourner turned me on to (don’t think she gets a commission for sales of it, but she should, ‘cause that stuff is superb!) and it’s warming my insides on this cold evening.
If you’re wondering about the price, gee, I don’t know. 
The potatoes were $3.99 for a five-pound bag, and I used three. The chicken broth was store brand, $1.49. I got two huge servings or five small servings out of the batch I made.
Next up: improving on the basics. I’ll check out some low-fat cheese at the grocery or some bay leaves for seasoning.
Thanks to the myLot cooking department for getting me interested again!!!!
Here’s Nancy Walker singing “I Can Cook Too” from On the Town to celebrate!
All of these people here on myLot talking about their yummy cooking made me want to start making stuff for myself again. (Well, that and the price of packaged food going through the roof. ) So, as I mentioned, I bought a crockpot.
Yesterday I made potato soup that’s about as simple as you can get: potatoes and chicken broth.
This evening I’m having some with dinner. I seasoned it with some of that wonderful Trader Joe’s Soffritto seasoning that @TheSojourner turned me on to (don’t think she gets a commission for sales of it, but she should, ‘cause that stuff is superb!) and it’s warming my insides on this cold evening.
If you’re wondering about the price, gee, I don’t know. The potatoes were $3.99 for a five-pound bag, and I used three. The chicken broth was store brand, $1.49. I got two huge servings or five small servings out of the batch I made.
Next up: improving on the basics. I’ll check out some low-fat cheese at the grocery or some bay leaves for seasoning.
Thanks to the myLot cooking department for getting me interested again!!!!
Here’s Nancy Walker singing “I Can Cook Too” from On the Town to celebrate!
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23 responses
@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
Three potatoes. They were going to end up puréed so I cut ‘em up small.
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
@TheSojourner — compared to one can of potato soup, $2.75, with who-knows-what ingredients and fat and everything.
Thanks for the cost breakdown. Can you do my taxes for me, too? 
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
4 Dec 22
@FourWalls Oh, you have plenty left then!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
4 Dec 22
Smartypants! I'm glad you're enjoying your potato soup. 
I woke up at 4 pm and made a large pan of scrambled eggs with the last of the smoked turkey chopped up in it and some onions diced in, as well. YUM!2 people like this
@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I’ll bing the crockpot over to your place and we’ll feed myLot!
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil — I would, but it’s that time of year when I stay home once I get home.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
4 Dec 22
It is a really delicious and budget-friendly potato soup !
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
It’s a little “plain,” because there’s only the seasoning at the end, but it’s very filling.
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
4 Dec 22
If it ain't tasting good...blame the bowl..you need a nice real china bowl to keep the soup hot
You did a fine job there now me aul chef friend. Tasty indeed.
You did a fine job there now me aul chef friend. Tasty indeed.2 people like this
@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I have real soup bowls but I was ladling it out like I was hungry for potato soup!
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec 22
Your potato soup sounds delicious. Thanks for the link. I never heard her sing before,
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I am surprised that a lot of the actors I knew only as actors (her and Rose Marie are two good examples) had singing careers “way back when.”
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec 22
@FourWalls did you ever see Rose Marie on the episodes of The Monkees
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
@RasmaSandra — I don’t remember if I did or not. I haven’t seen all the episodes of their show.
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@Beestring (13315)
• Hong Kong
4 Dec 22
Potato soup sounds good. I sometimes add tomatoes.
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I love tomatoes. They’d be a good side dish. Or main dish.
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@snowy22315 (169931)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I enjoy cooking when I am in the mood..I especially like making food for people. on special ocasions or to help me eat my creations. I want to make a brocoli cheese soup. I love that.
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
That seems like it’d be simple to do l…but I think simply.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
4 Dec 22
Never knew one could make soup out of potatoes. Will there be pieces of potatoes in it?
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
5 Dec 22
@FourWalls I am not much into soups and the only soup I really like is the sweet corn and crab or chicken soup made the Chinese way
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
5 Dec 22
There were, yes. I puréed a lot of the potatoes to give it a thicker consistency. Vichyssoise is probably the best-known potato soup recipe.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
4 Dec 22
Potato soup is awesome. You go with your bad self. Do not need know Mylot posts to treat yourself well. 
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
It’s pretty cold here so hearty soup hits the spot!
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
10 Dec 22
@FourWalls Indeed, one of my brothers best dishes with bacon pieces, but do not tell him I said that or it will go to his head. Funny thing he is a lot better than he used to be but his of course its good, I made it stuff drives me absolutely insane. I really cannot stand people with big ego's.
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
You bet! Now all I need is a good tomato soup recipe. (Kidding, the crockpot is white and I’d like to use it a while before it gets the red hue to it from cooking tomato stuff.)
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
4 Dec 22
@FourWalls Some food stain. I have a beautiful "Le Creuset" enameled cast-iron pot, red outside and (IT WAS) white inside. I had the bad idea to prepare a chili con carne in it. It is no more white.
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@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Dec 22
It is a lot cheaper and tastier to cook at home
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
The way service is at some restaurants, it’s also faster. Even with a slow cooker!
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@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Dec 22
@FourWalls That can be very true. If we go out it is usually to the local bar. And lately the food hasnt been as good as it used to be. Depends on who is cooking.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Dec 22
Well! A chef after all.
I was thinking about old Hank " hey,hey good looking, what ya got cooking"
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
Everybody knows the answer: jambalaya, crawfish pie, filet gumbo!
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
4 Dec 22
Mmm, looks good! Yes, food, a favorite subject.
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
5 Dec 22
It was good! We all like food as a subject, I think, given that we need it to survive.
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@Jamalbawu1212 (237)
• Indonesia
4 Dec 22
@FourWalls Bay leaves for seasoning are delicious and healthy. And, I put a few sheets in the sugar jar to keep the ants away. Keep the spirit to keep trying
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
They smell so good, too. When I was a kid my dad loved bay leaf potatoes, and my joy was smelling the container the bay leaves were in!
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@Jamalbawu1212 (237)
• Indonesia
5 Dec 22
@FourWalls Good to hear if you have that weird habit
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@BarBaraPrz (45484)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Dec 22
I'm having a cup of no name Bovril... just boil water, add a couple tsps of the stuff... instant beef broth.
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I’ve used the instant broth or bullion cubes before, but they’re about 723% salt. 
The chicken broth I used was low fat and low sodium.
The chicken broth I used was low fat and low sodium.1 person likes this
@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
4 Dec 22
I’m a long way from chef status. Years ago I got rid of my old stove because I never used it. I still don’t miss it.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
4 Dec 22
Your soup looks and sounds so delicious! What will make you smile, I had lost interest in food and any kind of cooking. Now, I think about foods and what I'll be fixing for our next meal!
@NanaMc (644)
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4 Dec 22
Oh my gosh! You and my dad would have been best friends.
My mom would go up to dad, and say, "Honey do you think I'm pretty?"
He'd thrown his arm around her and say, "Of course you are darling! Pretty ugly!"
My brother would cackle and my sister and I would be so aggravated. It seemed mean but I know they were only playing.
