Creamy Crock-Pot Potatoes

Ingredients
1 10(3/4) oz. - can cream of potato soup - undiluted
2 8 oz.. - pkgs. cream cheese
2 lbs. - small red potatoes
1 env. - buttermilk ranch dalad dressing mix
Directions
Place potatoes in bottom of slow cooker. Beat cream cheese, soup and salad
dressing mix together. Stir in potatoes. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.








Chilled Potato Leek Soup-Karri Ann Allrich

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium Vidalia onion, diced
3 medium leeks, white parts only, chopped
4 medium potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced
4 cups vegetable broth
Salt
Pepper
Half-and-half
Fresh chives or parsley, chopped

In a heavy soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the
onion for 5 minutes. Add the leeks and potatoes, stirring for 1 minutes. Add the
broth, salt, and pepper. Lower the heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until
the potatoes are very tender and the broth is flavorful.

Ladle a portion of the soup into a blender, cover, and puree for 2-3
minutes, adding in the half-and-half to thin to the desired consistency. Pour
into
a s torage container and repeat for the rest of the soup (A hand blender
can also be used to puree the soup in the soup pot). Cover and chill for
several hours before serving.

Serve with chopped chives or parsley.







Curried Slaw- Karri Ann Allrich

3 cups thinly shredded white cabbage
3cups thinly shredded red cabbage
1-cup nonfat pla in yogurt
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1-teaspoon honey mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ cup toasted cashew pieces

In a large bowl, combine the shredded cabbages. In a small mixing bowl,
make the dressing by combing the yogurt, orange zest, orange juice, vinegar,
mustard, garlic, and spices. Whisk together well. Pour over the shredded
cabbage and toss well to coat. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Add in the cashew
just before serving.





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