[Abibigail]

Ok, my soup was an accident. I didn't have enough potatoes for potato soup, so I threw some fresh sweet potatoes in. It was delish!

So...

In a stockpot, boil peeled potatoes. Rule of thumb is one potato per person eating and one for the pot. I boil an additional two sweet potatoes with that. In a separate skillet, sautee about half an onion, some celery, some carrots, and some garlic in butter.

When the potatoes are not quite soft enough to mash, drain the water, all but a cup or two. Add some broth, the veggies, a couple cups of milk, some more butter, about a cup of sour cream, and then salt and pepper. Mash the potatoes (but not all the way). Add in ham, if you want that. Add more milk, but eyeball it to get it to the consistency you like. Add in a can of cream of celery soup and mix it up. I've also been known to throw in some Velveeta at this point. Salt and pepper. Really, you may want to add more milk or broth or whatever at this point, depending on how thick you like it.