I had some of the best potato and ham soup last weekend! We ventured out to my favorite place on earth for Drummer's Call Weekend at Williamsburg, VA. We decided to have an early dinner/late lunch at Season's restaurant (where we seem to eat just about every time we are up there). Since it was still a lunch menu, I decided to try the soup special... the potato and ham soup. How do I describe how wonderful it was? It was nice and filling. The broth was creamy, but not so thick that it stuck to the spoon. The ham and potatoes were cut into nice bite size pieces. The potatoes were a red skinned potato, with the skin still attached. They were soft and creamy. There was a lot of flavor. I think the broth was made with chicken stock, and it tasted like it had been simmered for quite a while with the celery and onions. There was a kick of pepper and the salt seemed perfect. The bowl of soup was a perfect portion. I was a little worried when I ordered it, we both got a bit of color in the bright sun watching the Fifes and Drummers do their thing. It was probably around 84 degrees outside. Who eats hot soup after spending the day outside sweating? I am really glad I decided to have the soup!
I am planning on doing a variation on this soup for dinner later this week. My spin, I'll be making it in my crock pot. I'm excited about trying it this way. Even better: it will allow me to go and see Darryl play soccer and we'll have dinner ready when we get back to the house. (He always jokes that I only go and see him play soccer because we end up going out to eat afterwords since it's so late and will take too long to make dinner.)
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