Recipe: Cream of Portabella Soup (not Panera's)

CREAM OF PORTABELLA SOUP

1 medium onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of butter, divided
2 Portabella mushrooms
1 ounce dry sherry
3 cups half and half
salt and pepper

In a medium saucepan saute onion, garlic, and celery in 1 tablespoon of butter.

Slice 1/2 mushroom in bite-size pieces and set aside. Dice the rest of the mushrooms and add to sauteing vegetables. Cook until all vegetables are soft.

Add sherry, stir and remove from heat. With a handheld blender, or you can use a food processor, puree vegetables until fine. If you need to, add some of the half and half to aid in blending.

Return to stove, add the rest of the half and half, the sliced mushrooms and the last tablespoon of butter.

Heat until sliced mushrooms are cooked, taste for salt and pepper and serve.