Soup Rut.

I don’t know what it is with soup and awful weather but it seems that I make it on those days. The idea of warmth and comfort after a long dreary day just lets my brain and body relax. I got home late after many meetings and all I wanted was some hot soup while wrapped in a cozy blanket. I decided to pull out my new Bella cast iron pot I got for the wedding and put it to its first use! On the menu was a tortilla soup by Alice Waters. I started to cook it for Brandon with a disclaimer that it may not taste like the tortilla soup that he would think of. Brandon has a palate specific with Midwest tastes and differing spice and seasoning combinations. This recipe was extremely basic, as assumed with Alice behind the helms. It was a slow cooking soup that developed a lot of flavor. With a hint of lime juice that I squeezed in at the end, the dimensions of flavor flourished! Brandon loved it despise the un Midwestern ways of it.