After that first meal together it took a long time before we saw each other again... I thought for sure after spending so much time apart things would be different the next time... but no... we just picked up where we left off... it was as if no time had passed between our last rendezvous... When I left that night my mind was made... I would not rest until I found a way for us to be together...
I had tried many of times but everything kept falling through... Until one day... Christmas to be exact... I received a gift that made it possible to be together... a recipe book with the exact recipe I was looking for... Since that day we have enjoyed all the things I envisioned... I was not let down...
So here it is for all of you to try as well... Hopefully you too fall in love... But be warned it is addicting... and it gets better over time...
1 lb spicy Italian sausage
1/2 lb smoked bacon, cooked and chopped
1 quart water
29 oz (2 14.5 oz cans) chicken broth
3 large potatoes, cleaned and chopped
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped (I am not an onion fan so I just put a teaspoon of onion powder)
2 cups kale, rinsed and chopped
1 cup heavy whipping cream
salt and pepper to taste
In a skillet brown the sausage, breaking it up as you cook it. Once meat is cooked all the way through drain it and rinse it well (if you do not rinse well the soup will turn red instead if the creamy white color). Cook the bacon in a skillet until fully cooked. drain the bacon and then chop it into small bite size pieces. Place water, broth, potatoes garlic and onion in soup pot and simmer until potatoes are tender. Add the sausage and bacon then simmer for 10 more minutes. Add the heavy cream, kale and salt and pepper. Heat through and then it is ready...
***FYI this soup tastes even better if it has had a while to sit... I usually will make it the night before whenever possible***
