Just made a delicious batch of asparagus soup and thought I would share the recipe:
1 1/2 pounds asparagus
4 C chicken broth
sea salt
1/4 C flour
4 tbls butter
pepper
lemon
2 tsp. chopped chives
2 tsp. chopped chervil

Snap woody bottoms off each asparagus stalk and discard.  Chop tips off and set aside.  In a large saucepan, bring 4 c chicken stock and asparagus stalks to boil.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer until very soft, 40-45 min.  Using a blender, immersion blender (my favorite!), or food process...
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Hello All!

It is downright chilly today in Upstate NY!  Cold weather always has me craving soup.  My favorite is Chicken soup, and I must say, I make a fabulous chicken soup!  What's the secret?  Next time you're boiling a chicken carcass, add a half a lemon to the pot.  I squeeze out just a little bit of the juice first, and then toss the lemon half in along with celery, onion, carrots, sea salt and a bay leaf.  After an hour, take the lemon out.  It leeches the calcium out of the chicken bon...

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Just made a delicious batch of asparagus soup and thought I would share the recipe:
1 1/2 pounds asparagus
4 C chicken broth
sea salt
1/4 C flour
4 tbls butter
pepper
lemon
2 tsp. chopped chives
2 tsp. chopped chervil

Snap woody bottoms off each asparagus stalk and discard.  Chop tips off and set aside.  In a large saucepan, bring 4 c chicken stock and asparagus stalks to boil.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer until very soft, 40-45 min.  Using a blender, immersion blender (my favorite!), or food process...
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Hello All!

It is downright chilly today in Upstate NY!  Cold weather always has me craving soup.  My favorite is Chicken soup, and I must say, I make a fabulous chicken soup!  What's the secret?  Next time you're boiling a chicken carcass, add a half a lemon to the pot.  I squeeze out just a little bit of the juice first, and then toss the lemon half in along with celery, onion, carrots, sea salt and a bay leaf.  After an hour, take the lemon out.  It leeches the calcium out of the chicken bon...

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