Soup Recipes

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this one broke the rule without asking permission. It happened on a Tuesday—the kind of gray, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday in November, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, cheesy, and green. I … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table café tucked behind a bookstore in my town that made the most incredible honeynut squash soup. When they … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipes, slow-simmered for two … Read more

My dad swore he hated squash. For thirty-seven years, at least. He’d push it around his plate at Thanksgiving, make a face at the sight … Read more

The woman at the farmers’ market watched me pick up honeynut squash after honeynut squash, turning each one over like I was inspecting a diamond. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting soup advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a dripping pipe, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted butternut squash soup. The kind you spend an hour caramelizing in the oven, watching it soften and sweeten … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday last October, and I had a ridiculous craving for lasagna. Not the kind of craving you can … Read more

I was digging through my freezer last Tuesday, looking for a bag of frozen corn I knew was in there somewhere, when the cold air … Read more