Nearing the end of Jerry’s two weeks of liquid diet!
Asparagus Soup
3 cups home made chicken stock
1 bunch of asparagus
1 onion
2 cups milk
Cut the tips off the asparagus (i cut them about 2 inches long) and set aside. Combine the rest of the asparagus (i cut the stalks into 3 inch lengths so they’d fit in my 3 quart pot more easily) into the chicken stock along with the quartered onion. Heat to just boiling, turn down heat then cover and simmer about an hour. Add the milk, heat through, then strain soup through a cheese cloth after removing vegetables with a slotted spoon. Add some salt if you like. I never add pepper for this purpose of healing from hernia operation because it’s imperative that he not have any indigestion.
Use organic, local, and dairy products from grassfed cows if possible.
Jerry is a picky eater and even he liked this one!
Cheers
tauna
I usually do not add milk or cream to soups yet this one sounds just right. very interesting recipes lately Tauna – thanks 🙂
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i agree – this one called for it, but more importantly, i’m trying to stack as many calories as possible into a small space. My father-in-law eats very little because of his operation and he simply is not taking in enough calories to heal much less gain. He is not doing well, but we all will keep trying.
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it is a wise thing to do; milk has so many nutritions; I am sure it was a delight. Together with your lettuce soup yesterday, this one is on my list now 🙂
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you are a dear. 🙂
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