There's nothing better than a big bowl of Tortilla Soup.  So fresh and bright that it brings tears to your eyes - literally.  Not hot, nor spicy - but so vibrant it'll take your taste buds into next week and send you a post card!

At a dive in San Antonio on year, we ordered a bowl of Tortilla Soup. It was amazing. I immediately set about the process of deconstructing the spices, flavors and base ingredients. It's the combination of Fresh and uncooked (chips, avocado, cheese, tortilla chips) with slowly simmered spices and vegetables that really gives this soup the upper hand.

There's is nothing like the smell and taste of home made chicken stock.  The best thing is, its remarkably easy to make.  Adding home made stock to your dishes transforms them from every day - to amazing.

Generally the answer to the question, "Why does your soup or risotto or rice taste so good?"  is "home made chicken stock."

All in all it will take about 3 1/2 hours to make the stock.  Most of the time, you'll do nothing.