How to Take a Recipe From Good to Great

Roasting the mushrooms concentrates their flavor in this umami bomb in a bowl.

Use porcini mushrooms for Creamy Roasted Mushroom Soup. Karen Appleyard/Dreamstime/TNS

By Meredith Deeds From Star Tribune

Imagine working hard on a dish for dinner. You’ve chopped, sliced, sautéed and simmered and the aroma of what will surely be a culinary masterpiece fills your home. Then you taste it. Is it good? Yes. Is it great? No.