Cabbage Soup Is Good For The Soul

Now that John and I are back to reality and I have had a few days to reminisce on the past two weeks of the year and the Holiday Season I felt it was necessary to share with you one of the highlights of this Holiday Season.  This was John's dad's famous cabbage soup (although the recipe came from Aunt Linda, who needs to be given props here).  Many people have traditions of food they eat on New Years Day.  To be honest I think this is more of a Southern thing, but I could be wrong.  I grew up not having a traditional food on New Years day, my tradition has been to eat bad food because I like everyone else am going to start eating better the day after New Years. Sound familiar?  Well this is my third New Years Day with the Semeraro clan, and my third time having this amazingly delicious cabbage soup.  It is the most perfect simple pleasure to have a bowl of this soup, nurgle up in front of the fire/good movie, with a cozy blanket with your friends and family.  That is exactly what we did on Saturday.  We ate cabbage soup, played games, slept, relaxed, and enjoyed being with one another.  Unfortunately we lost Scrabble to Tony and Mo but I am over it (kind of).  Girls prevailed in Catch Phrase, and if anyone knows how competitive I am (volleyball girls, think game day van catch phrase) it was a solid win.  Throughout the fun all of us ate about 6 bowls of cabbage soup each.  That is how good it is, all I ate on New Years day was cabbage soup.  So with that said I will share with you the recipe today, and I recommend going out and getting the ingredients today! Especially all of you up in freezing New England.  You will not be disappointed.

Papa Sem's Cabbage Soup:
3 Tbsp. Butter
2 1/2 Cups Chopped Cabbage Head
1 Large Russet Potato
1 1/2 Cups Water
2 Cups Milk
1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
Salt & Pepper To Taste
Garlic To Taste
1 Chicken Bouillon Cube

Instructions:
Combine Butter, Cabbage, Potato w/ 1/2 Cup Water in 3 qt. Sauce Pan
Cover and cook over low heat until potato's are mushed

Then add remaining water (1 cup), bouillon cube, milk~ Cover & Simmer over low heat (15 mins)
Add Salt, Pepper, Cheese and stir well until cheese melts