Soup Recipes

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a pile of chicken breasts that needed to become dinner in under an hour, when … Read more

Tuesday night was a disaster in the making. My in-laws were coming over in forty-five minutes, and I had completely blanked on dinner. I mean, … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated chili. For years. The man would rather eat a sad sandwich than a bowl of chili at any family … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland that made a butternut squash soup that I still … Read more

My brother swore he hated white chicken chili. For years. Like, a solid decade of watching him pick at bowls of it at family gatherings, … Read more

Hand me that bowl, my neighbor said, and I watched her ladle something thick and steaming into it. I had been complaining about the cold … Read more

My friend Dave asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pot and call it a day. He was watching me brown the turkey … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly dreary Tuesday in February, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. The craving … Read more

The woman at the farmers market stand watched me pick up a pepper, sniff it, and immediately put it back down. She didn’t say anything … Read more

A friend asked why I couldn’t just throw torn pieces of bread into the tomato soup and let them get all puffy and cheesy on … Read more