This and That and a Springtime Recipe

 

On Memorial Day Joel took the older two boys and went on an all day fishing trip.  That left me and the younger two to fend for ourselves.  It was a super hot and muggy day.  We didn’t have any plans and so we held a picnic, in our yard.

It’s such a simple thing.  Yet my children love it.  They grabbed a blanket and found a shady spot.  We gathered together our lunch and I let them have a pop for a special treat.

We talked and chatted.  We ate fruit with toothpicks.  We got sticky and flicked ants off the blanket.

Even in all its simplicity my children couldn’t stop talking about how much fun they had.  I love how excited they get over a change as simple as a picnic lunch in our yard.

In other news I finally got three rows of corn planted.  My garden is slowly coming along. Joel set our oldest son to rotor tilling the garden for me.  It seemed so strange to me to see him out there doing something that Joel has always done before.  It hit me just how old he is and how much he has grown and how he is getting closer to being a man.  Jeez!  My heart was full of pride and just a bit of sorrow watching him being so grown up.

Now on to that recipe….

I love that with spring comes Asparagus!  I love it sautéed in a little bit of butter.  I love it in pasta salads. And I really love it in soup!

Creamy Asparagus Soup…. Oh MY!

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

5-6 cups asparagus cut into 1/4” pieces

1 quart chicken broth

1 cup water

1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

8 oz fat free cream cheese

4 Tablespoons sour cream

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon dill weed or 1 Tablespoon fresh dill

nutmeg (optional)

Sauté onion, garlic and asparagus.  Add to Large pot, broth, water, garlic, asparagus, and red pepper flakes.  Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes or until asparagus is tender.  In a blender or food processor place cream cheese, sour cream, dill, salt and 2/3 of  the asparagus.  Cover and process until smooth.  Return to pan and reheat.  Sprinkle with nutmeg when served if desired.

(recipe originally from Taste of Home altered slightly by me.)

 

Even my daughter who dislikes asparagus LOVES this soup.  I actually puree the whole thing so that there aren’t any chunks.  If it helps her like the soup, then I’m all for it!

Oh and by the way the title for the Recipe is Creamy Asparagus Soup you can leave off the OH MY or include it, the choice is entirely yours! :)   Personally, I’m all for the OH MY….it’s that good!