The squeeze thing
Cut the mustard: to be able to handle a difficult job or fulfill the requirementsIf something doesn't cut the mustard, it means that it does not meet necessary requirements or expectations. For example,"My wife is mad at me for missing our anniversary. I bought her a bouquet of flowers, but that just didn't cut the mustard."The idiom "can't cut the mustard" means not being able to handle difficult situations.It means whatever it is is not sufficient, that more is required."Can't cut the mustard" means something doesn't meet standard expectations.
Mustard has a sharp or keen taste. "Keen as mustard" means being sharp-minded.
Tortilla Soup.
It is in the sweet category
Dry mustard is usually used with other spices, has a slight mustard taste and makes the food yellow.
Because the soup wouldn't taste very nice without it. Since canned soup isn't made with very high quality ingredients, and time to make it is limited, corners are cut. To achieve a decent flavour, the soup will need a lot of salt.
Nope, not me! I never was any good at cutting the mustard!
no but it makes it taste good
The colour of Colmans Mustard IS mustard. Not yellow like American mustard. Imagine a greyness through the yellow US mustard. It is not mellow yellow in colour nor taste! WOWZA!
Potato soup recipes can be found at Pioneer Woman, Food Network, Daily Soup, All Recipes, Smitten Kitchen, Skinny Taste, Pot of Soup, Taste of Home and Delish.
"don't cut the mustard"