There’s nothing like a chilled soup full of fresh produce to energize you during the long, hot days of summer. With myriad chilled soup recipes available, it’s hard to choose just one. My approach to meal preparation generally begins with an assessment of what produce I have in my kitchen and in my garden, and…
Tag: vegetable stock
Homemade Chicken Soup and Dumplings
This past week, the common cold knocked me out for 9 straight days. All I did was lie down and blow my nose every 10 minutes. When I visited my doctor on day 4, she said 90% of the town has this virus. That figure seemed exceptionally high, however, I figured that if you’re sick like…
Strawberry Ice Cream (and other summertime recipes)
Summer is my favorite season. I love just about everything that grows in this season, flowers and food alike. For the last couple of months, Stearns Farm CSA includes fresh flowers every week, so I’ve been cutting 25 blooms every other week to take home. They’re included in my share so I don’t have to…