Soups

Korean Chilled Cucumber Soup with Garden Mint 🥒🌿❄️

Korean Chilled Cucumber Soup with Garden Mint 🥒🌿❄️

Crisp cucumbers, a whisper of vinegar, and cooling garden mint come together in this ultra-refreshing Korean-inspired summer soup. Some summer days are so hot, even standing over the stove feels like too much. This is the kind of recipe I reach for in that moment—a no-cook dish that’s light, hydrating, and full of garden brightness….

🌽 Sweet Corn Gazpacho with Basil & Peach
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🌽 Sweet Corn Gazpacho with Basil & Peach

A creamy, sun-kissed blend of corn, peaches, and basil—chilled and spooned straight from the garden. August in the garden is both a gift and a challenge. The heat is relentless, but the harvest is overflowing—corn, peaches, basil, cucumbers, and sweet summer tomatoes. That’s exactly where this recipe was born. This sweet corn gazpacho is a…

🥒 Summertime Chill: Creamy Cucumber Herb Soup

🥒 Summertime Chill: Creamy Cucumber Herb Soup

A creamy, no-cook soup bursting with cucumber, fresh herbs, and tangy yogurt—perfect for hot days and garden lunches. This recipe was born out of a brutally hot July afternoon when the garden was lush, but the idea of turning on the stove felt criminal. I had cucumbers piling up on the counter, fresh dill threatening…

🍆 Flavor-packed South Indian Eggplant Curry with Garden Chilies
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🍆 Flavor-packed South Indian Eggplant Curry with Garden Chilies

A bold and comforting curry starring summer eggplant and just-picked peppers. This is one of those dishes that takes humble garden ingredients—eggplant, tomatoes, chilies—and transforms them into something deeply flavorful and soul-warming. It was born from necessity during a particularly prolific eggplant season, when I had more than I knew what to do with. Enter…

Garden-Loaded Rustic Vegetable Soup: A Cozy Favorite!
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Garden-Loaded Rustic Vegetable Soup: A Cozy Favorite!

There’s something about a big pot of vegetable soup simmering away that just feels like home. This rustic version is my favorite kind — packed with frozen summer veggies like green beans, corn, tomatoes, and okra, all tucked into a cozy broth. It’s a wonderful reminder that the flavors of the garden don’t end when…

Chilled Avocado and Cucumber Soup with Kefir and Pistachios

Chilled Avocado and Cucumber Soup with Kefir and Pistachios

This is one of those summer soups that feels like a spa in a bowl—cool, creamy, and loaded with good-for-you ingredients. I came up with this recipe during a particularly hot June afternoon when the idea of turning on the stove felt like too much. I blended ripe avocado with chilled cucumbers, kefir, lemon, and…