I combined two recipes: one from our farm share newsletter and the other from the FoodNetwork.com. It was really good.
Saute in 3 Tb butter:
1-2 sliced onions
1-1 1/2 lb broccoli
1 tsp fresh thyme
(tsp fresh tarragon - I didn't taste this)
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper
3 Tb flour
Add 3 C chicken broth.
When the broccoli is soft enough puree with a hand-held blender in the pan.
Add 1/2-1 C cream to thin enough while pureeing.
Put in soup bowls and sprinkle a handful of grated cheese over the tops of the soup bowls and broil till melted and browning.
When almost done with our soup I said to Monte, "since we're also eating aphids, I'm reminded of the India study".
Actually I'll mention 2 studies. The first was done years ago on farm raised kids vs city kids and the growing amount of allergies. It's thought that because of such a focus on sterility and anti-bacterial everything, kids immune systems were not developing very strong, thus more allergies.
Another more recent study has concluded that when people from India move to the western civilization, like going to school and living in England, and yet remaining vegetarian, they are developing poor health because the produce in the western countries is 'cleaner' - no bacteria and bugs!
Food for thought ...
2 comments:
Karey, the first time that I bought organic broccoli right from the farmer was a learning experience for me. A friend of mine had bought some at the same time. I fixed some for supper that night. As I was putting away the left overs, I thought one of the leaves really resembled a worm, but thought no more about it and put it in the fridge. The next day, the friend made a comment to me about man that is the most worms I have ever seen in broccoli before. She asked how long I had soaked mine in salt water. "Salt water?... soak?" I said. I didn't realize I was supposed to do that. We got some added protein that night. =)
Yep, I remember putting the first broccoli a grew on the table for a meal, and did see a worm - since it's eating the broccoli, it's made of broccoli, thus identical in color! Very hard to see.
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