THE FOODIES COMPANION: THINGS I LIKE

In my book," The Foodies' Companion Cookbook; Things I Like", I presented  recipes for the dishes  I have eaten in my 90+ years of eating, that I have particularly enjoyed. These may have been those I have created, those given to me by friends or family and others I have found and eaten in my travels to other countries. Some recipes are very simple and easy, perhaps from being printed on a store bought box or can, others more complex to prepare. However, in every case, they are dishes I have enjoyed and eaten over and over again  in my life. Each recipe is preceded by the story about how the dish became one of the, " Things I Like".  For me, a very personal cookbook.

Recently, I created  a very simple Tomato - Cheese soup that my wife, Susan, enjoyed so much that she suggested that I share it with others.

The recipe for Susan's Tomato - cheese soup follows:

Ingredients

1 can condensed tomato soup

! can water

1/2 tsp sugar

2 oz cream cheese - room temperature and cut into small pieces.

1/4 C shredded Cheddar cheese ( mild or sharp, your choice)

Salt and pepper, TT

Directions

Put the contents of the can of soup into pan and add the cup of water, sugar, cream cheese and cheddar cheese.

Heat pan slowly, with stirring, until cheeses are melted and mostly incorporated into the soup.

A small amount of the cheeses may not have been totally melted. and incorporated into the soup when it is  hot enough to eat. This does not prevent the soup from being served, that way, but if you want it totally smooth, you can blend it in your food processer until the consistency is what you prefer. 

I present this as a sample of the types of recipes I have in my cookbook. I would appreciate your commentary and feed-back, to tell me if you would want more POSTS of this kind in my blog or have it stay as it has always been.

Thank you