comment icon 170 more comments With rich sauteed mushrooms and poblano peppers cooked with tomatillo salsa, broth, soft white hominy, a handful of nutty, chewy bulgur for extra texture and depth, and cilantro and lime to finisheroff. It’s got a zing of tangy deliciousness and a lick of oh-my-goodness spicy heat that is, in the magic ways of food, 800% addicting. With the spicy poblanos and the zippy lime and the healthfulness of it all, this is absolutely my winter soul food right now. But, so, secondly, after my mouth falls in love and I obsess for more than five batches of Mushroom Poblano Posole Verde, I realize: This is one of those recipes. I mean the ones that you make and LOVE and eat for days on end but generally doubt its appeal to the masses. Something to do with the mushrooms and/or the green-brown color of the soup, but I don’t know, maybe you guys are like me and find yourselves gravitating towards some of the more ugly duckling foods of the world? Because, I mean, this would work out just fine if we all were seeing the delicious beauty in the peasant-ly bulgur and humble mushrooms and the simple tomatillo greenish broth base. Yeah? Hello? Anyone there? Have I convinced you yet? Persuasion towards food is a skill I’ve been trying to develop lately. SO EAT THIS NOW IT’S REALLY REALLY GOOD WITH CHIPS AND CHEESE AND MORE CHIPS. But actually, I’m being real. Can I ask you guys a question though? It’s not about soup. We are planning a trip to Florida in a few weeks for a blogging-related conference and we want to extend our stay beyond just the weekend so that we can take advantage of, hm, let’s see, the sun, sand, ocean, palm trees, and generally feel-good weather that is currently nonexistent here in the frigid Northland. We’ll be in Orlando, but I’m wondering where we should go after the conference. South Florida? Gulf side? Georgia? South Carolina? We are willing to drive a few hours (okay, maybe lots of hours – I’ll do just about anything for sun on my face and non-freezing relaxed shoulders at this point) and I think we’d prefer something more private and quiet rather than, like, the Daytona-Beach-in-early-March kind of a thing. If we’re being honest here, retirement communities are actually right up our old-soul alley. Can anyone supply us with IDs? Right now I’m eyeing up Hilton Head and the Charleston area. Yes/no? Other recommendations? Is there any hidden gem of a beach in Florida that won’t be spring breaky? Please someone say yes. These two pale computer-zoned faces need to see the sun again, and soon. I will await your recommendations, and until then, I will live another day on Lunch Therapy with Mushroom Poblano Posole Verde. + chips + cheese + cilantro + lime. You too? I KNEW IT. 5 from 26 reviews
