Crockpot Broccoli Potato Soup

I know, I know...another soup- but we LOVE soup! Even my daughter who does not like potatoes LOVES this soup....

I like to change this up depending on what I have, this time I added broccoli -last time I made it I added chunks of ham leftovers that I had. It is a great potato soup recipe all by itself too. I got this recipe originally  from HERE and altered it to have less milk, less butter and less bacon with a few other adds. Any kind of potatoes work fine, just use more if the potatoes are small. This recipe gets a B on the Health-O-Meter because it does have a fair amount of cheese, plus the bacon, butter and milk even though I reduced it. It is a family favorite for sure though.


I also made THIS Honey Wheat Challah bread, I just put it all in the breadmaker, then braided it Challah style. It was extremely dense, I think it was way too much flour, next time I will try altering it to make it fluffier.


 I have also tried this recipe below:
Easy Bread Machine Challah:

• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 egg yoke with 1 tsp of water for the egg wash

Let rise in bread machine, then braid and rise again for 1-1.5 hours, do egg wash then bake

and it is VERY good, but it has a lot of butter in it and is an all white flour version, so I am on the hunt for a Healthier alternative. I think next time I will try using components of both recipes to try to create a healthy version that is still fluffy. Once I have perfected it I will post it for you.  I love Challah, it is so pretty and tasty,  the first time I made it, I taught myself how to do it by watching quick videos on youtube. It is actually really, really easy. Don't be afraid to try it! :)