Soup Recipes

The company potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten — I’d walked past the sign-up sheet all week with the … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a used bookstore in Portland called The Gilded Ladle that made the most unforgettable butternut squash … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roasted chicken dinner. I had the bird, the veggies, the whole plan mapped out in my head. But … Read more

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