Soup Recipes

This was supposed to be a completely different soup. I had my heart set on a creamy mushroom bisque—had the carton of heavy cream on … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday, and I had a craving that made absolutely no sense. I wanted something brothy but creamy, … Read more

My neighbor, Rosa, watched me hauling groceries up the front steps on a particularly blustery Tuesday in November. The wind was whipping the last of … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My slow cooker sat empty on the counter, and the only protein I … Read more

There used to be this tiny Italian place on the corner of Elm and 4th called Rosario’s that made the most incredible lasagna. I’m talking … Read more

Five times in two weeks. That’s how many times I made this creamy one-pot chicken and wild rice soup before I finally stopped tweaking it … Read more

I want black bean chili. Not just any chili—the kind that feels like a warm blanket on a cold night, but with a little edge. … Read more

My husband took one bite of this soup, looked at me with this genuinely confused expression, and said, “Wait, you actually made this?” He wasn’t … Read more

“What do you do with three pounds of butternut squash and a bag of apples that are starting to go soft?” My neighbor, Linda, stood … Read more

I burned the garlic three times before I figured out this soup. Not a little brown around the edges—I mean blackened, acrid, ruined-the-whole-pot burned. And … Read more