Creamy Beet Soup

Ingredients:

6 Medium Size Beets
4T Butter
1 Medium Size Onion Minced
1 Large Potato
6C Milk
Salt and Pepper To Taste


Preparation:
 -Peel and slice beets into 1/4" sections.
 -Slice potato into 1/4" sections.
 -Use sauce pan to melt butter and cook down onions.
 -In a larger pot add the milk, potatoes, butter, and cooked onions and cook on medium heat. 
 -When potatoes start to soften (20-30 minutes) add the beets to the pot.
 -Keep on medium heat for another 10-20 minutes.
 -When the beets have softened the mixture is ready to puree. 
      -Depending on your blender, adding the warm/hot mixture to the blender may or may not be a    good idea.  We use the Vita-Mix blender and it is ok for blending warmer mixtures.  If you are unsure you may want to let the mixture cool down, and then puree.
      -To avoid making to large of a mess during blending we blended half of the mixture at a time. 

Mashed Potatoes From Cauliflower

Ingredients:

1 Cauliflower Head

.25tsp Black Pepper
3.5T Butter
1.5T Cream Cheese
.5C Grated Parmesan
1tsp Minced Garlic
.25 Cube Chicken Bullion

Preparation:

-Cut Cauliflower into smaller pieces.
-Boil Cauliflower in water for 7 minutes.
-Remove water from cauliflower with a strainer.
-Immediately while cauliflower is still hot move to medium size metal pot and add:
              -Cream Cheese
              -Parmesan Cheese
              -Garlic
              -Bullion
              -Pepper
              -Butter
               -Immediately mix with hand mixer.
-If the cauliflower is difficult to mix with the hand mixer or a more creamy texture is desired adding a little milk during mixing works great.

The First Tomatoes

With a little rain the tomato plants should start producing.

Gazpacho

With tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers on the way this recipe is a summer hit.  Lots of variations and creativity can be easily added to this recipe.  If you are not a fan of Jalapenos or Garlic you may want to cut back a little on both.

Preparation:  Mix all ingredients together and serve in a large bowl.  Chill before serving.

Ingredients:
1 Diced Bell Pepper
2C Diced Cucumbers
4C Diced Tomatoes
1C Minced Cilantro
1 Lemon Juiced
1/2t Sea Salt
1 Minced Small Jalapeno Pepper
1 Minced Garlic Clove