Well, I was both a dutiful cook and dutiful blogger: I made the curry soup that I mentioned previously. And therein lies my problem.
The recipe says to put in a chile or two, so I did. However, the result was so hot, neither Buck nor I can eat it. Therefore, I am being even a better blogger by letting you know that, if you follow that recipe, leave the chiles strictly out of the recipe. No chiles is the right amount of chiles in this case.