Contrary to popular belief, soup can be great in the summer. Ellen Goldsmith, who wrote the new cookbook Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine, stopped by Tonia's Kitchen to talk about her recipe for vegan borscht. Ellen says it's a cool, hydrating soup for these hot summer days. Her "secret" ingredient here is a form of kelp called Kombu. It's an organic kelp that's very rich in minerals, including glutamate. Combine that with beets, which are already a superfood for the blood, and you have a rich, yet thrist-quenching soup that really hits the spot!
