Hearty Potato Soup with Bacon
This Hearty Potato Soup is a creamy potato soup recipe with an old fashioned feel. Includes a common mistakes checklist for a perfect bowl in 45 minutes.
Martha Collins
224+ recipes by Martha Collins – Old Fashioned Comfort Food & Southern Baking Passed Down Through Generations. Bringing you the magic of Grandma's kitchen, one delicious bite at a time.
About Me:
Meet Martha Collins
Some of my earliest memories are standing on a wooden step stool in my grandmother's kitchen in rural Tennessee, watching her transform simple ingredients into pure magic. She never used measuring cups—just her hands, her instincts, and generations of knowledge passed down from her own mother and grandmother before her.
When Grandma Eileen passed away in 2015, I inherited her recipe box—a worn tin filled with handwritten index cards, newspaper clippings, and notes scribbled on napkins. Some cards were so stained with butter and flour that I could barely read them. That box became my most treasured possession, and My Grandma Recipes was born from my desire to preserve these recipes and share them with families everywhere.
My Cooking Philosophy
- From Scratch, Always: Grandma never opened a can of cream-of-anything soup, and neither do I. Real ingredients create real flavor—there's no shortcut for that.
- Tested Until Perfect: I make every recipe at least three times before sharing it. If my kids won't eat it or my husband doesn't ask for seconds, it doesn't make the cut.
- Clear Instructions: I write recipes like I'm teaching my own daughter—patient, detailed, and assuming you might be learning as you go.
Background & Experience
I'm a mom of three (ages 8, 12, and 15), married to my high school sweetheart, and living in the same small town where I grew up. I spent fifteen years as an elementary school teacher before leaving to focus on recipe development and food writing full-time. My work has been featured in Southern Living, Taste of Home, and several local newspapers.
When I'm not in the kitchen, you'll find me tending my vegetable garden, hunting for vintage cookware at estate sales, or teaching my kids the same recipes Grandma taught me. There's no greater joy than watching my daughter pull a perfect pie out of the oven and knowing this tradition will continue.
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