Also of note: I have noticed this recipe, as with most, seems to taste better with fresh ingredients from your local farmer's market. I recently made this with frozen/canned ingredients, and it tasted aweful! It also seems to taste better if you are used to eating healthier foods. If your diet consists of a lot of take-out or fast-food, this recipe lacks the sugar you are used to eating in your meals.

For me this combination of vegetables and spices just didn't seem to work. I managed a couple of bowls but ended up throwing it away. I made the soup a second time to make sure I had made it right but it still got the thumbs down. Sorry.

You can make the following soups by using these simple changes: For Chicken Noodle soup: Add chopped roasted chicken and noodles with broccoli. For Egg Drop soup: Make Chicken noodle Soup and when soup is done, cut the heat, but do not remove from stove. Whisk 3 or 4 eggs, then slowly stir soup in one direction (clockwise or counterclockwise). When soup is all moving the same direction, very (very!) slowly pour in whisked eggs, a little at a time. It should take about 2 minutes to add all the egg. For Vegan soup: Use vegetable broth. Add snow peas, vegan pasta, peas, and tempeh with the broccoli. For Chorizo soup (My personal favorite!): Cook chorizo in pan. Add chorizo and sauce from pan with the broccoli. For Shrimp soup: After cooking the soup, cut heat and add shrimp. Shrimp will be pink all over when fully cooked, after about 2 minutes. [I posted this recipe.]