In a 5 to 6-quart pan on medium heat, combine 1 tablespoon oil, onion, and garlic. Stir often until onion is soft, about 10 minutes. Then add potatoes, broth, carrots, celery, bell pepper, tequila, thyme, cumin, sage, bay leaf, pepper, and hot pepper ..

1. Peel and chop the potatoes into small pieces. 2. Chop the celery stalks into small pieces. 3. In a pressure cooker add the potatoes and celery to four cups of water along with salt, pepper and bay leaves and cook for ten minutes. 4. When cool, puree the ..

1. In a large soup pot over medium heat, heat olive oil 1 minute. Add onion, potatoes, and all but 1 cup of the chopped leeks; cook 10 minutes until onions turn translucent. 2. Add sage, bay leaf, and wine. Cook 1 more minute. Add stock and bring to a full ..

Cook the potatoes and onion together until well-done. Drain and mash them thoroughly. Slowly bring the milk and sweet cream to the boiling point. Add the mashed potatoes, onion, salt, pepper, and butter. Allow them to simmer for no longer than 5 ..

Combine potatoes, water, salt and onion in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Melt butter or margarine in a 4-quart pot. Add green onions and celery. Saute over medium heat ..

Combine first 3 ingredients in a deep 3-quart casserole. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap, and microwave at HIGH 14 to 16 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Pour mixture into container of an electric blender or food processor; top with cover, and ..

Combine vegetables, water, salt, and pepper in saucepan and cook, covered, until vegetables are just tender. Add cream and milk and bring back to boiling point. Turn heat to low. Combine butter and flour, first with fork then with fingers, until crumbly. Put ..

1. Fill a large bowl with water and squeeze the lemon halves into it. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, trim the base, removing the stem and trimming the tough outer leaves beneath the heart. Cut off the top two-thirds of the leaves, leaving only the heart. ..

Cook onion and green onions in 2 tbsp.butter in heavy saucepan until yellow. Add potatoes, chives, parsley, celery leaves, 1 tsp.salt, 1/8 tsp. pepper, paprika and boiling water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover tightly and simmer 30 minutes or until ..

Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Liquidise it and pass through a sieve. Add peas, chopped asparagus tips, salt and pepper. Combine cornflour and milk, and add to the vegetable mixture. Also add butter and simmer for 10

Make mashed potatoes according to directions on package but eliminate the milk. Add hot water and salt to potatoes. Saute onion in bacon grease and add to potato mixture. Top with minced