Cold Weather!

It was inevitable that we would get cold here sometime during the winter months. It was uncomfortable, and at the same time, I was overwhelmingly grateful, like on the morning that I took this:

Grateful that is, that I don't live in a place where it's cold very often. I'd go cuckoo in a colder clime like the Pootah. (Utah!)

But every once and awhile, cold is a little fun.

I mean, how many more snow days will I really experience? Probably not many.

But it does give me the opportunity to make things like Baked Potato Soup. It was delish, and if you click on this link, you can get much better photos, and a tantalizing recipe. Still, I felt like it was a gastronomic feat, and deserved a few photos.

 Leeks! I never get to use them, and they're so tasty. And even though this recipe uses a WHOLE head of garlic, it's not overwhelmingly garlic-y. (Now, aren't you intrigued???)

Po-tay-toes. Lots of 'em.

Step one. Can't remember it, but it was easy.

Step two. Took the longest, but it was worth it because it filled the house with the most aromatic delight you could possibly imagine.

Potatoes added. This took a little while, and I had to puree some of it afterwards o get a smoother texture.

I would have taken a better picture, but this was after I had scarfed a whole bowl, and then realized I should have taken a pic for the end result. It was amazing.