Mom's Potato Soup

        This soup plays a very important role in my life, seriously. Mom made this soup often during our 9 month long winters that we have in beautiful Montana. And it just so happened that a certain cute boy would come home with me and eat Mom's potato soup. In fact, this boy loved this soup so much that he just knew he had to have it for the rest of his life! So, he asked the daughter of the holder of the recipe to marry him! And that's our love story, in a nutshell or in a bowl, I don't know.
        Luckily for me, this recipe is so easy, which is probably why Mom fed us it so often. Now I get to make it often, including every birthday for the past couple years for our oldest son. He too totally falls for me when I bring this soup to the table! So give it a try, see what it'll do for you!

  Mom's Potato Soup
6 potatoes diced
1 onion diced
4 celery stalks diced
 2 chicken bouillon cubes or 5 cups chicken broth
 8oz cream cheese
 2 12oz cans evaporated milk
1/2 cup bacon crumbles

 Add veggies to 5 cups water, with bouillon cubes, or broth. Bring to a boil and cook until veggies are tender, around 15 minutes. Turn heat to low, add cream cheese, allow to melt*. Next add evaporated milk and bacon, heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
 Enjoy!

*Note: I like the cream cheese fully incorporated while my husband likes to find little morsels of cream cheese in his soup.
 Disclaimer: The "magical" power of this soup is not guaranteed. Sorry.