The first time I made chicken and rice soup, it looked perfect at dinner and turned into chicken and rice porridge by the next morning. Silas opened the fridge, stared into the pot, and asked if I had accidentally made risotto. The rice had soaked up nearly every drop of broth overnight. Honestly, I couldn’t … Read more
This soup tastes like lasagna that took all day, and I spent about 20 minutes on it. Silas ate three bowls of my first batch and then asked if I had secretly been in the kitchen since breakfast. I let him believe it for a full minute. This slow cooker lasagna soup has everything we … Read more
Matzo ball soup has started more kitchen arguments than any other bowl I know. Fluffy or dense? Floaters or sinkers? Everyone has an opinion, and everyone is very sure they’re right. A few winters ago, Silas came down with a nasty cold while we were staying in a rental with a kitchen the size of … Read more
Some soups get a polite nod. Sausage potato soup gets scraped out of the pot with a spoon while everyone pretends they are not going back for thirds. The first time I made it, Silas ate two bowls standing right at the stove. He said he was “just tasting.” I said the empty bowl told … Read more
This vegetable beef soup with hamburger passes with flying colors. It’s thick, hearty, and packed with so many veggies that I stopped counting after the first handful. The first time I made it, I dumped everything in the pot at once. The potatoes turned to mush, the peas turned gray, and Silas politely called it … Read more
Pickle juice in a soup pot sounds like a dare. I promise it ends up being one of the coziest bowls you will ever eat. When I first told Silas I was making dill pickle soup for dinner, he gave me the look. You know the one. Polite on the outside, quietly planning a backup … Read more
That is what Italian sausage lasagna soup does to people. It tastes like a big, bubbly pan of lasagna, but it all happens in one pot and lands on the table in about 40 minutes. No layering. No separate pot for noodles. No waiting an hour for something to come out of the oven. I … Read more
My friend Priya used to say beans were “boring food for people who gave up on flavor.” Then she tried this soup at my place last winter. Three bowls later, she asked for the recipe before she even left my kitchen. That’s the kind of reaction 15 bean soup gets when you make it right. … Read more
Copycat Zuppa Toscana Soup: I used to order this soup every single time we went to Olive Garden. Every. Single. Time. My husband finally asked why I even bother looking at the menu anymore. Fair question. There’s a certain kind of soup obsession that only makes sense once you’ve had zuppa toscana. It’s creamy but … Read more