Tonight's Cream of Mushroom Soup

• 2 TB olive oil 
• 1 TB butter
• 1 diced onion (I used red tonight)
• 2/3 package mushrooms, thinly sliced & chopped (baby bella)
• 3 TB flour (1 www, 2 a-p)
• 3 cups milk (I'm really just guessing at quantities)
• shake in some worcestershire sauce
• shake in some tamari soy sauce
• 1/4 cup potato flakes
• 1/3 cup grated cheese (e.g. parmesan-gouda)
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• thyme
• dill
• sage
• oregano

Melt butter in olive oil (or use all butter or all olive oil). 

Add the diced onions & sauté.

Add 3 tablespoons flour, stir, let brown for a minute or less.

Add chopped mushrooms. Stir.

Add 1 cup of the milk and stir. Then gradually add the rest.

Cook for a few minutes.

Shake in the worcestershire and tamari.

Thicken with the grated cheese, then the potato flakes.

Cook long enough to melt the potato flakes.

Season to taste.

Mushroom Paté:

If you use less milk, slightly more cheese, and grind it up, it probably makes a good paté.