Vegetable tortilla soup

Isn’t tortilla soup one of the best things ever? Warm soup with what is practically nachos piled on top?

But us veggies get left out a little bit. Everywhere you look there’s chicken tortilla soup. And the recipes just don’t work in the taste or nutrient areas without the chicken. So I made my own.

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I’ve been experimenting over the years with trying to make a yummy tortilla soup. They always tasted too bright, without enough savor. Too watery. Too much like tomato-lime broth over nachos.

Until I found the right additions: zucchini and black beans.

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Tried & loved: Buttermilk breakfast cake

About two years ago I stumbled across a recipe for a magical blueberry breakfast cake.

I’ve made it several times since and this time I decided to change it up and use cherries.

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Whether you use blueberries, cherries or something else juicy (imagine the possibilities: pears, strawberries, raspberries, apples oh my!).

Get the recipe >> HERE!

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