Broccoli-Cheese Soup

All ingredients in Cream of vegetable soup (use beef broth) plus:
¼ cup apple cider (optional)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Up to 3 cups coarsely chopped broccoli flowerets
1 cup grated cheese
1 T minced fresh parsley or dill (optional)

Melt butter, stir in flour, seasonings, salt and pepper
Add milk all at once
Stir in figure 8 until slightly thickened and bubbly, stir 1 minute more
Stir in vegetable and broth, cook until heated through.
Add cheese (swiss with a harder bite cheese like gruyere, comte, parmesan is good, just cheddar is great too…anything goes)

*Lindsey Jensen Recipe