In a heavy pot, bring broth to a boil.  Add bay leaf. Trim and chop the broccoli.  I like to peel the tough stems before chopping. Add the broccoli to the broth and simmer. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan and then add the chopped onions and cook and stir over medium heat until tender. Add the flour to the onions and stir until smooth. When the broccoli is tender, add the milk to the broth Stir the butter/onion/flour mixture into the broth and broccoli.  Stir until thick and bubbly. Taste and adjust the seasonings, as desired.  Remove the bay leaf. Serve with grated cheese. Doesn't the rain just make you want to curl up with a bowl of soup and a good book? Love, Lassen's

In a heavy pot, bring broth to a boil.  Add bay leaf.
Trim and chop the broccoli.  I like to peel the tough stems before chopping.

Add the broccoli to the broth and simmer.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan and then add the chopped onions and cook and stir over medium heat until tender.
Add the flour to the onions and stir until smooth.
When the broccoli is tender, add the milk to the broth
Stir the butter/onion/flour mixture into the broth and broccoli.  Stir until thick and bubbly.
Taste and adjust the seasonings, as desired.  Remove the bay leaf.
Serve with grated cheese.

Doesn't the rain just make you want to curl up with a bowl of soup and a good book? Love, Lassen's