This meal would make Popeye smile

Intermixed with the clover and cilantro below, we have fresh spinach coming in right now.  We eat it raw, sauteed, and in homemade cream of spinach soup.

Fresh spinach (amongst the winter weed crop)

We pick a bucket full of fresh, tender spinach and wash it up real good. You'll want to make sure there is no dirt or grit in the spinach.

Washing a colander of fresh-picked spinach

Pull out the trusty cast iron skillet and spoon in a dollop of Daisy's butter and melt.


Melting some butter in a cast iron skillet

In a separate pot, cook down the fresh spinach in some chicken broth.



Cooking down the spinach

Once the butter has melted, saute onions, garlic and jalapeno peppers in the skillet.  When your vegetables have cooked down, add a couple tablespoons of flour.  Let this cook for a few minutes and add it to the spinach/broth mixture. 

This smells good when it is sauteing

Pour it all into a blender and puree.  You must do this in batches as it all won't fit.


Pureeing the spinach & sauteed veggies and flour

Return it to the pot and boil and it will thicken up nicely.


The soup is coming along but not ready yet

Now we mix three egg yolks...(notice how rich and yellow the yolks are from the pastured hens)


Healthy eggs from healthy hens

...with 3/4 cups cream skimmed off the top of Daisy's morning milk.


3/4 cups of fresh Jersey cream from Daisy

Here is the mixture of the egg yolks and cream:



Cream & egg yolks mixed up

Now add some of the hot soup to the cream and egg yolks.


Mixing some soup with the cream and egg yolks

Pour it back into the soup and stir and add salt and pepper to taste. 

Simmering soup is ready for eating.  Get your spoon.

Call the family because supper is on!

Homemade Cream of Spinach Soup

I bet this guy would like a bowl of this: