This flavor-packed shrimp soup, despite its ease of preparation and (mostly) ordinary ingredients, actually does full justice to the main ingredient. In Mexico it is considered one of a handful of dishes that are able to “bring the dead back to life”—which means easing the suffering caused by anything from a broken heart or just…
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Lentil Soup
Robin: I learned to make this in Mexico, but very similar lentil dishes can be found all over Latin America, since it was the Spanish and Portuguese who brought this valuable, nutritious legume to our part of the world. In Mexico, lentil soup would probably be served in small portions as the first course to…
Turkey Broth (for Soup-making and Other Uses)
Robin: Please don’t discard the carcass left over after carving a roasted turkey; it is extremely valuable! Cooking the turkey’s “skeleton” will yield a rich, delicious broth that can be turned into soup or any one of a number of other yummy delights. Turkeys are native to all of North America, from Canada through Mexico,…
Basic Cream of Vegetable Soup
Robin: This soup is so easy to make and produces a much tastier (and nutritious) soup than the kind you find in a can. You’ll use sufficient actual vegetables that you won´t even need to thicken the soup after you blend it, saving calories and making this dish gluten-free. At the time and place where…