Creamy Asparagus Soup
This creamy soup is a great accompaniment to a crusty grilled cheese. Use cream or milk, depending on how decadent you’re feeling.
Ingredient: Herbs and Flowers
PUT HERBS IN ICE CUBE TRAYS AS FOLLOWS
Fresh herbs – I use this one all the time. I LOVE the Springdell herb garden. You pick the herbs from the garden, chop them up and put them in the cubes. Add oil and freeze. Remove the cubes and put them in a ziplock. Don’t forget to label them with what herb they are. I also like to do herb combos that I know I use together a lot for pasta sauces etc.
Simple syrup – I make a simple syrup out of equal parts sugar and water. Heat until the sugar has dissolved. You can freeze as is and just pop a cube into a beverage or you can steep the simple syrup with herbs or flavors too. I love to use mint from Springdell and let that steep. I let it sit in there until the syrup is cool, strain out the mint, freeze and I have cubes to use in my iced tea. Delicious.
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Herb butter is a great way to preserve herbs over the winter months. Check out our recipe for it!
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Cream of Tomato Soup
Simple and ingredients make this soup special. Cream, or milk and flour make this creamy soup base. If you have homemade veggie broth and fresh basil on hand, even better!
Fiddlehead and Mozzarella Salad
Fiddleheads are the star of this simple salad. Herb butter of your choice along with fresh mozzarella cheese really bring this salad to life. Sarah tossed in some leftover grilled fennel for an extra layer of flavor!
