Potato Soup a la Grab Bag....

So I decided to try a little experiment. In a case of inspiration a la Alicia (my friend the gourmet) I decided to stop by the local bodega and pick up 2 cans of chicken stock to mix with the cup and a half or so of garlic mash (with sour cream) leftover from Christmas dinner. I didn't want to buy an onion and go through the whole process of chopping, and I didn’t want to get some bacon to mix in as well. That would involve way too much cooking. It might be better to do that next time. Instead I used the leftover black eyed peas (already flavored with bacon) and used onion powder. I mixed everything together and began to cook. There was some leftover pepper jack cheese too so I threw that in with the leftover garlic goat cheese. I just dumped it in and let it simmer. It started to smell sooooo good. Then I saw the leftover roasted potatoes and pumpkin wedges from the holiday brunch. They were already infused with rosemary, mustard seed and cayenne pepper. I dumped those in and let it cook until soft. Then I pureed everything and added milk. This was now a thick and hearty soup and I was tasting like crazy. It was so incredible. THEN I saw the feta sitting unopened in the fridge from the holiday party. Since no one used it on their salad (the only healthy thing besides the fruit that day) and I didn't know when we'd use it again, I just dumped it in. OMG!! Whoa! That kicked the flavor up a notch. It is soooo rich and hearty. Wow! I must say that I impressed myself this time. Like I said. This will have to be recreated and perfected. Then I will make a recipe of it. Right now it’s a little heavy on the feta and some of the flavors are a little off balance, but it is so delicious I keep tasting it. Nothing will be like the first time though. So much dairy. Oy! I’ve never had a potato soup that tasted like this. A group of us are going to have to have a taste test so I can get opinions. ;)