Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 potatoes
onion
celery
garlic
1 stick butter or margarine
parsley
4 to 5 bay leaves
1 tsp. basil
1/2 c. Carnation cream
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cut up potatoes; dice up onion, celery and garlic.
Saute onion, celery and garlic in butter/margarine.
Add potatoes and just enough water to cover potatoes.
Add parsley, bay leaves and basil.
Cook on low heat until potatoes are soft enough to mash. Remove from stove and cream potatoes; thin with Carnation cream and milk (add more if needed).
Salt and pepper to taste.