South-of-the-Border Soups

• recipe

  Black Bean Soup

  With its thin, gray broth and weak flavor, has this restaurant standard passed its prime?

• recipe

  Tortilla Soup

  An 'authentic' tortilla soup requires a trip to a Latin market and an afternoon in the kitchen. We had just one hour and limited our grocery shopping to the local Price Chopper.

• equipment

  Chef's Knives, Inexpensive

  Could we find a decent knife for less than $50?