Cheese, Trees, and Milk

Alrighty! Time to get started. For this month, i figured it'd be nice to focus on soups after all that heavy(albeit delicious) holiday eating.

So to start off, we're gonna take some cheese, trees, and milk. Put it all together and what have you got? Cream of Broccoli and Cheddar!!!!!Cheap, easy, and 'SOUPER' (ha ha-pun) kid friendly. It's basically goodness in a bowl. Now, to get to watcha need:

1lb broccoli florets(3 and a half to 4 cups/frozen or fresh)

14oz can of chicken broth(2cups of homemade broth)

-toss the two above ingredients in a pot and cook until the broccoli is fork tender. Let it cool for a few minutes(about 10)
-after the broccoli/broth combo is a little cooler, toss that(in thirds) into a blender/food processor and blend until smooth(we like ours to be a little chunky, so i do more of a pulse)
-set this mixture aside( Don't worry about this mixture coming cooling before you're done with the rue, it all comes together quickly  )

2Tbl butter/margarine

2Tbl flour

2cups milk

2cups cheddar cheese
-in a medium size pot, melt your butter
-once the butter is melted, add your flour. mix until smooth( DO THIS ON MEDIUM HEAT)
- now, slowly add your mi1lk to the flour mixture. Stir continuously for this part. no need to be vigorous, but a lumpy rue makes for a poor base


Now that your rue is complete go ahead and add the pureed broccoli mixture. Stir to incorporate. Go ahead and season to taste. Not much will be needed.
The time has now come to add the best part-CHEESE!!!!!! On a medium heat, add your shredded cheese slowly while stirring.

Feel free to experiment with the cheese. My family loves it even more with white cheddar, it adds a nice little zing! I get excited just thinking about it-lol!

Viola! There it it is, so dig in!
Sorry! No picture! i don't know how to get it off my phone that's smarter than me : ( So once the man gets home, i'll fix that little mishap : )