5 asparagus squash soup Recipes

nonfat vegetable broth or 4 cups vegetarian chicken broth, diced onions, diced celery, peeled and diced carrot, green beans (or asparagus, brussel sprouts,eggplant, cauliflower), chopped green cabbage (or try spinach, swiss chard, or other greens), diced red bell pepper (may sub green peppers, okra, summer squash), garlic cloves, minced, diced tomatoes with juice (28 oz. can), soy sauce, cider vinegar, dried basil, dried oregano, dried dill, dried thyme, ground black pepper, salt

olive oil, onion, cut into 1/2 inch dice, garlic cloves, minced, mushroom stock, sliced asparagus, summer squash, cut into 1/2 inch dice, frozen peas, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, chopped fresh parsley leaves, lemon juice, grated parmesan cheese

a is for vitamin a. we all know that vitamin found in carrots, but it s also found in green vegetables like asparagus and artichokes, asparagus , cut into 1 inch pieces, artichoke bottoms (hearts) cut into quarters, b is for broccoli. former president bush was famous for not enjoying broccoli, but his wife barbara loved it, and she was dedicated to the cause of reading, all across this country. i hope you ll join me in thanking barbara bush for all of her work with literacy., heads of broccoli (and their trimmed stalks ) cut into pieces, is for carrots , yummy! i love carrots; they re sweet, crunchy and good for the eyes, teeth and bones., carrots, peeled and cut into pieces, d is for daikon , a vegetable used a lot in asian cuisine. it adds a wonderful flavor to soup., daikon, peeled and cut into pieces, is for lemongrass , which is used a lot in asia. if you can tsp find it, you can substitute a little lemon juice, or a little of its peel., minced lemongrass or 1/2 tsp yellow lemon peel, grated, m is for maize, the native american word for corn, kernels of 3 ears of corn, n is for nutmeg, a wonderful spice that smells good too, nutmeg, o is for onion. my favorites are the big white ones, the sweet yellow ones, and the spring green ones, white onion, peeled and diced, yellow onion, peeled and diced, green onions, diced, v is for vegetable; the vegetable of your choice that isn tsp in the pot yet (maybe cabbage, squash, bell pepper, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, garlic cloves, anything you can think of!), v is also for victory. while i stir this soup, i thank god for my victory over illiteracy. not only can i read wonderful recipes, i can write them too, for you to read and to enjoy preparing, w is for water, which won tsp be necessary if you cover the pot while the soup is simmering (this may be a good moment for you parents to explain to your kids how liquid evaporates, or rises in the form of steam)., if your pot is uncovered , add 1/4 cup water, if you plan to use a lid, you can chop some watercress or water chestnuts, to make sure that there is a w in the soup.

olive oil, onion, chopped, carrots, chopped, leeks, white and light green pars only, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, stalk celery, chopped, dried thyme, salt, fresh ground black pepper, dry white wine, chicken stock or 6 cups vegetable stock, new potatoes, quartered, navy beans, drained and rinsed, asparagus spears, trimmed and sliced, summer squash or 2 zucchini, chopped, chopped baby spinach, frozen peas, thawed, fresh lemon juice