Summers in South Georgia are hot, hot, hot...but surprisingly winters aren't much better. Warm enough for a short sleeve shirt during the daylight hours and then a brisk chill at night. To warm me up, but in a light manner, I've found that my mom's recipe for clam and spinach soup hits the spot. To liven it up, I made two versions: one with miso and one without. My mother makes hers without miso, but I find that a tablespoon or so adds a hearty flavor that's still light enough not to weight me down during the warmer hours of the day.


Just look at those juicy little bits of clam!


Without the miso, the spinach tinges the broth a nice, subtle green and the spinach just livens everything up with its cheerful greenery.