This Is How You Figure Out How to Make Soup / Asparagus Soup

That is what Zizi looks like when she is really excited about the soup.

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Alayna: I think it is essential that we incorporate the pate from book club into soup night. Also, we have very little room in the refrigerator. SO, I suggest we make an asparagus soup and pate/cheese sandwiches to dip into it.

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Mary Lorraine: I think that sounds wonderful. What should I buy? So last night... (Author's note: I am cutting out said boy drama because it is not relevant to soup)

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Alayna: We need baguettes. That's right, plural. I think two. That way we have our pate sandwiches both today and for lunch tomorrow. Uhm. Not that I like planning ahead. Other than that, if you can buy leeks, asparagus and some half and half, we should be good! Get from Key Foods, cheaper. 

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Mary Lorraine: On it.. Um, yeah. We had a little disagreement about... (more message removed.)

See you tonight!

Here's What You Do:

Sauttee a medium sized yellow onion and three leeks (only the white parts) in olive oil until translucent

Add in thyme at some point (fresh or dry)

Chop up 2 bunches of asparagus into small pieces, toss 'em in and mix

Add half a stick of butter and squeeze 1 lemon

Also throw in a few handfuls of spinach to add more iron!

When they turn bright green and are no longer super crunchy add enough chicken broth (or water with a chicken broth packet) to cover (not too watery!)

Add salt and pepper to taste

Let cook until soft all the way through

Now it should look like this:

Throw it into a blender in parts and blend to whatever consistency suits your taste.

Add half and half to taste. 

Adding pate sandwiches with different sorts of nice cheeses is a good addition. 

Or make little tea sandwiches where you cut off the crusts because that is classy and this is a classy soup.

Finished product!

 

Enjoy!