Irish Potato Soup...

Last Saturday my mom and I ended up sharing a beautiful afternoon of Irish tea!

I called this a God given treat... we got to sit down to a lunch together without the distractions of life... we chatted and shared an ordinary day that felt extraordinary to me.

I am blessed!

We visited one of our favorite Irish shops for a gift for my Aunt and ended up sitting down to a cup of soup ~ a delicious sandwich... and a pot of tea!

The owner of the shop, Jane Clarke,  shared this recipe for her potato soup!

This soup was so delicious!

Actually... it is now THE BEST potato soup I ever had!

There are no real instructions however... so you kind of have to a a pretty decent cook in order to make this.

I think what I liked the best about the soup is the diced potato... when I make my soup I don't dice... I usually just chunk so the diced texture reminded me of something my grandma used to make!

Jane Clarke's Potato Soup

What you’ll need:

• Butter (to taste)

• 1 medium carrot, diced

• 1/2 medium onion, diced

• 1 stalk celery, diced

• Flour (use judgment)

• Water

• Four to five russet or red potatoes, peeled and diced

• Heavy cream (to taste)

• Salt and pepper

Dice vegetables. Melt butter in medium saucepan, add vegetables and saute. Add flour to make a roux and stir for several minutes. Add water to cover and stir again. Stir in peeled, diced potatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Stir in heavy cream to taste. Total cooking time is at least 20 minutes.

Let me know if you try it!

Oh and if you are wondering... we did get a gift for my Aunt and we are taking her for her very own birthday tea party next weekend!