A chef I am not, final day, day #7

After posting the meals we have eaten for the past 7 days, I have given myself a boost of confidence and I'm beginning to think I am most certainly, a chef. Not a chef like other's may define the word, but I am a chef for my family and I find much joy in preparing meals for them. For tonight's meal I enjoyed making this yummy soup.

Peeling this many potatoes is quite the work out for the upper arms. 

I love red onions!

 I used just a dash of the red pepper, too much of it and it's just too spicy and I love spicy but I overdid it the last time I made this recipe so this time I made sure not to add too much.

 Fresh spinach works much better than frozen.

 This is what it looks like before it warms up on the stove. This was the first time I did not cook the soup in the crock pot, I didn't get it started early enough in the day so I cooked it for 2 1/2 hours on the stovetop and it turned out just as good.

 Don't get any other cheese other than smoked gouda, it adds the most yummy flavor!

 I like to serve this soup with toppings like bacon, leftover gouda, a spoonfull of sour cream, and oyster crackers or saltines, whatever you prefer. I also served some garlic bread with it for a side. It's the perfect fall meal, I had to remind myself it was June 2nd.

This concludes my series on A Chef I am Not. I hope you enjoyed it! Now back to my normal blogging. :)