Soup Recipes

My husband swore he hated creamy chicken soup. For fifteen years. Fifteen years of watching him push aside bowls of chowder, bisque, and anything that … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, fumbling for my keys, when the air shifted. Someone nearby had cranked their car … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—don’t ask—and this smell hit me before I even knocked … Read more

This was supposed to be a light fish stew—something brothy and bright, the kind of thing you eat when you’re pretending winter isn’t coming. I … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a freezing Tuesday evening, and the smell hit me … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a quiet retired nurse named Margaret, asked me one rainy Thursday why I couldn’t just drop the biscuit dough right … Read more

Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his apartment on a rainy Tuesday to return a borrowed mixer and the scent of simmering … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a sink clog, swearing at a plunger, when the guy fixing my pipes started talking about soup. It wasn’t a planned … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table spot tucked away in the North Carolina mountains called The Rustic Ladle that made a butternut squash soup … Read more

The neighborhood harvest festival was in four hours and I had absolutely nothing to bring. My car was parked in the driveway with the trunk … Read more