By Andrea Blum ( @myamericanpantry ), LAP Culinary Arts Fellow
​Fifteen pounds of carrots arrived at my doorstep last week. It was a mistake delivery and a bit alarming to have so many carrots piled on my kitchen island. So what to do? Cook everything orange for the artists! The first dish I made was a bright and simple carrot soup. This was made from carrots, onions, a bit of cumin, chipotle and water. The result was a rich sunset blast of orange and the flavor was divine. So said those happy faces around the table.

​The only thing missing were marigolds and calendula, edible flowers to adorn the soup! I was so inspired I immediately sowed some marigold seeds in the garden for the next time.
Try it out for yourselves using my recipe card below!

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Andrea’s first cookbook, Ciderhouse Cooking , will be released in July 2018.
​Visit Andrea’s website here and be sure to follow her on Instagram to see what’s cooking!
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