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"  Some bloggers have been waiting anxiously for news about Obama&amp;#039;s policy decisions, others for details about Mrs. O&amp;#039;s wardrobe. Well this blogger has been lusting after info on the first family&amp;#039;s food and cooking preferences. So it was a thrill for me to read about a White House kitchen preview that was given to culinary students and reporters by Michelle Obama. In the Chicago Sun-Time, Lynn Sweet reported that, &amp;quot;Mrs. Obama is fond of a White House soup that &amp;#039;tastes creamy without being creamy&amp;#039;&amp;quot;. This was my idea of juicy gossip! It&amp;#039;s something I&amp;#039;ve been making for as long as I&amp;#039;ve been cooking and it&amp;#039;s not only healthy, it&amp;#039;s super easy! You can cook four cups of just about any vegetable--butternut squash, broccoli (favored by Michelle, but not Sasha), even a medley--along with a small potato, an onion, salt, pepper, and two cups of water until they&amp;#039;re very tender, then puree them until they transform into a smooth and creamy-textured soup. While you can use your blender, you can make the whole process even speedier by whizzing the veggies right in the cooking pot with a handheld immersion blender. The Cuisinart SmartStick Hand Blender is just $34.99 at amazon.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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