Soup Recipes

My youngest had refused soup for three years. Three. Every bowl, every cup, every spoonful presented to him was met with the same wrinkled nose … Read more

There used to be this little Italian place on the corner of 7th and Elm in my old neighborhood—Giuseppe’s, it was called—that made a lasagna … Read more

The last drop of soup was gone, and my friend actually licked the bowl. Not in a cute, joking way—she seriously picked it up and … Read more

My neighbor, a retired mechanic named Leo, asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just dump a can of pumpkin into my chili. I started … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my keys, when a cold wind kicked up and carried the faintest … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked between a dry cleaner and a hardware store on the corner of Elm and 4th that … Read more

I burnt the bottom of this soup three times before I figured out the trick. Not a little scorched, either. I’m talking about that dark, … Read more

My neighbor Dave asked why I couldn’t just throw a whole chicken breast into the pot instead of fussing with shredding meat off a rotisserie … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table café tucked behind a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made a butternut squash soup I still … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October when a stranger’s shopping cart bumped into mine. We both mumbled apologies, but what got … Read more