Soup Recipes

Last Tuesday, I was standing in my kitchen staring at a pile of chicken thighs, wondering how to turn them into something that wouldn’t get … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last October, fumbling for my keys, when the air shifted. A cold front had … Read more

This was supposed to be butternut squash soup. The classic, the predictable, the one everyone makes. I had my big butternut squash on the counter, … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Highway 9 called The Rusty Spoon that made a loaded baked potato soup so thick and smoky … Read more

There used to be a tiny soup-and-sandwich spot tucked between a dry cleaner and a hardware store on the corner of Elm Street that made … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. I was mid-sentence explaining why browning the meat first was … Read more

I had exactly four hours until the neighborhood “Soup Swap” — an event I’d somehow agreed to host — and my kitchen looked like a … Read more

I was trying to make a creamy roasted red pepper soup. That was the plan, anyway. I had the peppers lined up, the tomatoes ready, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday in March, and I had this overwhelming, almost aggressive craving for clam chowder. Not just any … Read more

My neighbor Karen had been telling me for years that she “didn’t do chili.” Not in a snobby way, just a matter-of-fact statement like someone … Read more