The first time I tasted red pepper soup, it was like heaven in a bowl. My friend, Mary Ann, who makes fabulous organic goats’ milk and olive oil soaps that she sells in a shop called Poiema in the tiny Adirondack town of North Creek, is a wonderful, though sporadic cook who has spawned an inspired chef in Luke Bowers, chef at barVino in North Creek. Enough of advertising those I love. I first tasted the red pepper soup, crimson, garlicy, warming and delicious, on a chilly autumn day along with a warm loaf of fresh bread and soft goat cheese and a bottle of superb red wine. A memorable meal that illustrates how attention to and appreciation of small things in life translates a wonderful life. - NTR

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