Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['vegetarian'], recipe: in a dutch oven or soup pot, cook potatoes, celery and onions in the chicken broth until the potatoes are tender (30 - 40 minutes). remove from stove and using a potato masher, mash the potatoes leaving some larger pieces. add the stick of butter and quart of half and half and return to heat. once butter has melted and half and half is warm (10 - 15 minutes on low), taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. i like the soup thicker so this is where i add the instant mashed potatoes. i add until the soup is the consistency i want -- probably between 1/2 cup to 1 cup. josie served this with saltine crackers but we like beer bread with it as well.

Target recipe: peel, cube, boil, drain and "mush" potatoes to the consistency you like (i like them lumpy, but my kids like smaller pieces). in separate pan, melt butter, add flour and cook while stirring for about a minute or so. add half the milk and stir until lumps are out of flour mixture. add remaining milk and on med-high heat, heat to a boil. stir almost constantly or it will scorch. after boiling, turn heat off and add remaining ingredients.