DF/GF Creamy Potato & Bacon Soup

DF = dairy-free
GF = gluten-free

Ingredients:

1 lb (ish) bacon, chopped, grease reserved
8 potatoes, chopped 1/2 - 1 inch (whatever your preference is)
1 cooking onion, chopped fine
generous dash Celery Seed
1 cup UNSWEETENED Coconut Milk (So Delicious brand has no coconut flavor!)
5 cups Chicken Broth

Directions:

Boil potatoes in salted water, drain (see note, below)

Fry bacon,
Pour 4-5 Tbs bacon grease into Dutch Oven over med heat
Add onion, cook for 5 min or so, reduce heat
Add celery seed cook for another min
Whisk in 4-5 Tbs gluten-free flour. Whisk until smooth
Pour in Coconut Milk (this will cause it to thicken rapidly)
Immediately Stir in Chicken Broth, stirring until smooth

Add chopped bacon and cooked potatoes

Enjoy!

Note: I'm sure you could cook the potatoes in the soup, but I'm leaving the house and will be putting the soup in the Crock Pot on warm for a couple hours before dinner, so I cooked them separately to make sure they were thoroughly cooked before adding to the soup and heading out.

Garlic Broth

My friend Andrea had her tonsils removed on Friday and so I've been taking care of her over the weekend. One of the things she requested I make for her is something called Garlic Broth because when her dad had his tonsils removed he said it was the only thing that helped alleviate his sore throat. I made sure that Andrea was well stocked with popsicles, percocet, and Chloraspetic over the weekend just in case those remedies worked as well...they didn't. She said that the garlic broth was the only thing that soothed her throat. It's fairly simple to make:

Ingredients:
1. 8 Cups Vegetable Broth
2. 1 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
3. 1 whole head of Garlic
4. 1 Bay Leaf
5. 1/4 tsp dry Thyme
6. Pinch dry Sage
7. Salt to taste

Directions:
- Peel and chop garlic
- Combine all the ingredients in a large pot
- Allow mixture to come to a boil
- Boil for 30 min
- Turn down heat and let simmer for 30 min
- Strain mixture and serve

Recipe given to Kate by Andrea L.