If you haven't had much luck with tofu, perhaps you're not cooking it long enough. When I was finally patient and left it in the pan, it turned out beautifully.
Just a dab of smoky chipotle takes this simple soup to a new level and reminds us of how much European cuisines were enriched by these three foods from the New World -- corn, potatoes and chiles.
Pest management strategies, a farm crowded with free-roaming chickens and goats, and plants like lavender and olives establish a 'web of natural balance.'