8/20 southwest-like corn + potato soup

not sure what the inspiration was here, but i had some corn and potatoes and thought to myself - southwest! the end result didn't exactly taste like something you might find in albuquerque, but it was pretty good none the less. started off sweating some onions/celery/jalapenos in olive oil seasoned with coriander seeds/lemon/pepper/salt/ancho chili powder/bay leaf. let that go for a while while i cut up three yukon golds into medium sized cubes and added them to the pot. covered the whole thing with a chicken broth and let the potatoes get all soft. before adding the fresh corn and kidney beans i gave the potatoes a proper mashin' to get everything all gooey-like. then i let everyone get acquainted in the pot while i pondered what was missing. ideally a squirt of lime and cilantro, but a spoon of yogurt and parsley did the dirty work tonight. finished everything off with some fresh ground pepper for a surprisingly heather-like meal. my favorite part was crunching into the occasional corriander seed - i definitely need to play with this flavor some more.