I made my first soup today! Ive never made my own soup. Ive become addicted to Panera's broccoli cheddar soup which isn't good because they use hormone milk and cheese :cry: So I made my own with organic milk and cheese and followed the recipe on this website.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Broccoli-And-Cheddar-Soup/Detail.aspx
It was surprising easy and quick. The only hard part was mincing all the shit in a crappy blender.
Instead of garlic powder I used 4 fresh cloves, and I used an unmeasured amount of fresh broccoli. I also used regular black pepper because I couldn't find ground white pepper :( I don't even know the difference. Next time I will also use EXTRA sharp cheddar cheese, and add more flour to the milk to make it thicker. It wasn't as good as Panera's, but it was still delicious! A great substitute. I also didn't add any salt, it didn't need it.