Gather ’round children. I’m going to tell you a story that might frighten you a bit. It is the story of Dr. Soupenstein. Long ago, in Soupylvania, there lived a mad chef named Dr. Soupenstein. He would do crazy things like eat pasta and avocados for breakfast and drink red wine with salad. He decided one day to make the perfect black bean soup. He took some traditional ingredients because he was mad, not dumb. So he threw in some green and red bell peppers, garlic, cumin, cilantro, and chipotle chiles for a little heat. But he wanted more! More taste! More insanity! So he reached into his pantry and grabbed the first thing he could find – cocoa powder!! AAAAAHHHHH!!! (Did I scare you? No wait, I’m not done). Then, orange juice!!! When the villagers heard about what he had done they stormed the castle holding compact fluorescent light bulbs and pitch forks. “Wait!” He yelled out before they had their way! “Try the soup first!! Maybe with a piece of corn bread! It really compliments the flavors well!!” The town leaders tasted a bowl, paused for a moment, and shouted, “IT IS GOOD! WE SHALL LET HIM CONTINUE TO COOK!” They then asked for him to add his recipe to their new village cookbook, Soupylvania Cooks Locally! The end.

Ingredients (in no particular order): black beans, cocoa powder, orange juice, chipotle chiles, adobo sauce, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, garlic, cumin, cilantro, oregano, scallions, bay leaves, salt, pepper, olive oil, onion, homemade vegetable stock goodness

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