We are grateful for the opportunity to share food here in the Garden of Eden!

One way we do that is by giving away free food every single day, and we extend the offer to you too because we are here to help one and all: if you or anyone you know wants or needs food, contact us - we will give you free food, no questions asked. 

Another way we do that is by preparing daily feasts for our full time volunteers and having communal meals together, which we love to share on the blockchain!

Photographs are a great way to share food across time and space to bring people together, and we also love to share the recipes behind the photos to inspire you to recreate the yumminess in your own kitchen & share with family and friends! 

Today, we want to share an excellent food formula for EASY CREAMY BROCCOLI SOUP:

INGREDIENTS:
2 onions, chopped
1 pint of mushrooms, chopped
4-6 carrots, chopped
1 heart of celery, chopped
3 pints heavy cream and/or half and half
6 cups water
1/4 stick butter
4-8 cloves garlic
10 sprigs Thyme
3 sprigs rosemary
1/4 cup chopped lemon balm (optional)
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 lb brick cheddar or other mild to medium sharpness cheese
Pepper to taste

METHOD:

Get your soup pot nice and hot, medium high heat, and then add the butter. While it is heating, chop your onions into 1/4 inch pieces. Once that is melted and spread evenly over the bottom of the pot, add in your chopped onions.

When the onions smell good, add celery.

Add carrots and cook a few moments, then add mushrooms. 

Add cream and water when the mushrooms and onions have browned.

Bring the soup to a boil. While it is heating, chop herbs, garlic and broccoli.

Once the soup is boiling, reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, herbs and 1/2 of the broccoli. 

Give it about 5-8 minutes for the broccoli to soften. Then use your immersion blender to blend up all the big chunks. Blend until your soup is as blended as you want. 

Then, add in the other half of the broccoli. Now you have a rich, creamy soup base with some nice big hunks for texture.

Add in the nutmeg and salt. Add more salt and pepper to taste.

Grate some nice cheese and serve each bowl topped with cheese, which will quickly melt into the soup. 

Enjoy! 

Food is important, and we hope to inspire people to really take time to eat, enjoy it, and share it with someone you love. We also hope to inspire more and more sustainable practices in regards to food! 

Food is an honored & elemental part of our daily life in community. You can learn more about our unique, intimate, and super sustainable relationship with food here!

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