June Gloom

I spent most of the day in the house wearing a sweater due to June gloom..... I wish it would rain already.. "shit or get off the pot" as my Grandma would say. (wonder where I get it from???)
I did mange to make a healthy but tasty pot of Potato cheese soup. If you are looking for a heavy creamy flavor this is not the soup for you, but for 185 calories per serving not bad.

• 3 med potatoes (about 1 lb.) peeled and quartered
• 1 small onion finely minced
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cups fat free milk
• 2 Tbsp. tub-style margarine
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
• 1/8 tsp. white pepper (I used black pepper, too lazy to go to the store)
• 3/4 cup of shredded cheese

1. Bring potatoes, onion water and salt to a boil in a med sauce pan.
2. Reduce heat cover and simmer until potatoes are tender. Do not drain.
3. Mash slightly, stir in milk.
4. In a small bowl blend butter, flour, parsley and pepper. Stir into potato mixture.
5. Cook and stir over a med heat until mixture becomes bubbly and thickened.
6. Remove from heat add cheese.

I added thinly sliced mushrooms and additional salt because I'm a rebel. It was filling lunch on a cloudy day.

*Recipe courtesy of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Cookbook