It’s easy to make soup into full meal

How do you make soup a meal?

Easy, just serve it with homemade corn bread.

The soup can be any kind, whether you make it yourself or buy it from your favorite grocery-store-with-a-kettle (which is most of them these days).

If you throw together this easy, savory corn bread recipe (15 minutes to assemble, plus another 30 to 25 minutes to bake) about an hour ahead of time, you’ll have an aroma-laced kitchen to set the mood.

A salad helps complete the meal.

Chili-cheese corn bread

Nonstick spray for the pan

3 tablespoons olive oil or unsalted butter

1 medium-sized poblano or Anaheim chili, seeded and minced (see note)

cup unbleached all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon salt

1 cups yellow cornmeal (a stone-ground organic brand, if possible)

1/4 cup light-colored honey

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