Soup Toppers

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TIPical Mary Ellen host Mary Ellen Pinkham offers her ideas for adding unexpected flavor and zest to plain soup.
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  • Finely chop sweet red peppers and zucchini to top cream-of-mushroom soup (figure A).
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  • Cut cornbread into small cubes and toast in a 350-degree oven for about eight minutes to make croutons. Toss on top of a bowl of chili (figure B) to add some crunch.
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  • Add dried cranberries to cream-of-chicken soup (figure C).
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  • Chow-mein noodles add delicious crunch atop vegetable soup (figure D).
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  • Cheesy fish crackers go well on top of minestrone (figure E), as do regular croutons.
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  • Add shredded mozzarella cheese and chopped cilantro to chicken wild rice soup (figure F).

  • Add sour cream hearts to the top of your tomato soup. Add a little bit of milk to thin out the sour cream. Place several dollops in the middle of the soup and pull a toothpick through the center to form a heart shape (figure G).
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