Soup Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a butternut squash staring at me from the counter like it knew I was … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine, Margaret, watched me staring at her overflowing broccoli plants for a solid minute before she … Read more

My dad had a very firm opinion about chicken noodle soup. For as long as I can remember, he claimed it was “overrated” and “just … Read more

The school’s fall festival potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I’d signed up to bring a main dish — something hearty for … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and I was supposed to be making a butternut squash soup for a dinner party … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me trying to wrestle a particularly stubborn broccoli stalk out of the ground for … Read more

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