LOVE-ly Cauliflower Soup

Happy Valentines Day!! We always make heart shaped pizza with our boys for Valentines Day dinner, but last night we had this soup. We had a major blizzard here and it put me in the mood for a nice warm soup! I had some cauliflower I wanted to use–so I looked at two recipes from the Joy of Cooking–a cheese soup and a creamy cauliflower soup –and came up with this! It was delicious and really hit the spot

Creamy Cauliflower & Cheese Soup
submitted by Melanie~The Sisters Cafe

Heat in a pot, on medium low, until butter melts:
1/4 cup broth
1 Tbspoon butter

Then add and simmer covered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally:

1 roughly chopped onion
2 sliced cloves of garlic
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Next add the following, bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender:
4 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 medium head of cauliflower, coarsely chopped

Turn off heat and allow to cool a bit. Then puree the mixture until smooth. Return to the pot and stir in:

1/4-1/2 cup cream, half-and-half, or milk (I used milk)
2 cups of cheddar cheese (I used Tillamock Sharp)
salt and pepper to taste

Simmer until cheese is melted. Dont’ let it boil! Enjoy!