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Posts tagged “soup”

Weeknight Dinner: Quick Udon Noodle Soup

This was one of those meals born out of desperation. It was already late, everyone was starving, and there were only odds and ends in the fridge. What's that they say about necessity being the mother ...

Five Ways to Warm Up this Weekend

In the past two days in New York, we've skipped right over the cool, comfortable days of Fall and gone straight to winter. It's freezing outside (and intermittently raining, just to add insult to in...

Minestrone Soup, Full of Leafy Greens
Recipe Review

We're not sure we've ever had two minestrones that tasted the same—which makes sense, because minestrone is really meant to be a hodgepodge. This Italian vegetable soup usually has tomatoes, white b...

Cool Recipe: Diliana's Tarator (Bulgarian Cold Soup)
Stay Cool!

Name: Diliana Location: Los Angeles, California How are you staying cool? Cold soup (Таратор) is a refreshing and healthy summer dish....

Kesäkeitto: An Easy Finnish Summer Soup To Try

Many years ago my aunt gave me the Sunset Complete Vegetarian Cookbook, which contained a recipe for Finnish Summer Soup. It was an easy-to-make concoction that contained potatoes, onions, carrots, a...

Tip: Turn Leftover Soup into a Dip

This wouldn't work for every soup in the book, but there are certain ones that could be easily thickened up and recycled, in a way, as a dip. Don't believe us? We've actually thought it through......

Roundup: Chilled Summer Soups (Other than Gazpacho)

Not that we have anything against gazpacho. We love it. But sometimes it's the only cold soup people consider when summer rolls around. We've rounded up some other warm-weather options, like cucumb...

(Late) Springtime Soupe au Pistou
Guest Post from Sarah of Portland Kitchen

Soupe au pistou, the classic Provençal summer soup made with the freshest summer vegetables, shell beans, and pasta and finished with a dollop of basil pistou, will always carry a special place...

10 Things To Do With Bloody Mary Mix

We had some friends over for brunch last weekend and ended up with some leftover Bloody Mary mix. A LOT of Bloody Mary mix. It got us thinking: What can we make with the mix besides a cocktail? ...

Good Question: Do I Need a Tomato Press?

Here's a great gadget question from Tiffany. Dear Kitchn, I am dying to try this Williams-Sonoma recipe for Roasted Tomato Soup. It calls for a tomato press, though. What is that? Do I need one? (Plea...

Good Question: How Do I Use Mushroom Stock?

Here's an interesting question from Beth, who is looking forw ways to use the broth left over after reconstituting dried mushrooms. I started using more dried mushrooms recently - shitake, porcini, an...

Quick Tip: Make Cheese Rind Stock!
The Cheesemonger

We've known for a long time that adding cheese rinds to soups and stews adds depth to your dish. But have you thought of making a stock with your rinds? You can use it in place of chicken or vegetable...

30-Minute Meal Hack: Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger, Soba, and Fried Pork Crumbles

We don't cook straight from scratch every night. In fact, there are many good products from the grocery store that can serve as the base for an easy, quick, and healthful meal. Take the soups at Trade...

Soup of the Day: Italian Meatball Soup Rapido

Rapido! Quick, quick -- we want meatball soup! ...

Recipe: Chili Con Carne

Probably like many of you, we were raised on chili made with ground beef and didn't know there was anything else until after we left home! Now, we're converts to chili made with tender cubes of whole ...

Soup of the Day: Chickpea & Bread Soup

Melissa sent us this soup and described it as "6 ingredients, one pot and 30 minutes." Also? It's covered in cheese. ...

Good Food with Evan Kleiman: Consommé

That's no ordinary bowl of broth in that picture! We're big fans of consommé, so we were very excited when Even Kleiman featured it on Good Food the other week. Her special guest Chef Vitaly Pa...

Soup of the Day: Spiced Apple Cider Soup with Sweet Potato Dumplings, Quince, and Dates

We've talked about our ambivalence towards fruit soups, but this is one that may make us give sweet soups a chance. Just look at all the good things here: apple cider (we love it), sweet potatoes (yes...

Weekend Project: Create (and Cook!) Your Own Soup Recipe

If one of your New Year's resolutions was to do more cooking without following a specific recipe, soups are a great place to start. They're relatively easy to make and very forgiving of mistakes. Here...

Cold Weather Cooking: Thick and Hearty Stews

We've covered the vegan and vegetarian soups -- now here's a turn for the meat-lovers. Well, not just the meat-lovers - there are still a few veg-friendly soups in here. But the focus today is on hear...

Recipe: Yogurt Barley Soup

A recent meal at an Armenian restaurant inspired this recipe for yogurt barley soup. Creamy without being heavy, the zesty yogurt provides a nice balance to nutty and chewy barley. When the barley is ...

Soup of the Day: Roasted Parsnip Soup with Fresh Herb and Caper Chimichurri

This soup from blog Veggie Belly looks so good right now. We've never used parsnips in soup, but we like the addition here of chimichurri, which probably helps balance the natural sweetness of this pa...

You Say Chowder, I Say Chowda: What's Your Style?

Although other kinds of chowder certainly exist, it's really clam chowder that we're most interested in. Since moving to New England, we've discovered that "clam chowder" can mean very different thing...

Soup of the Day: Italian Sausage and Pasta

When we think of Soup, with a capital S, this is the kind of soup that Soup should be. ...

15 Tips for Easier, Quicker, and More Delicious Soup

We've published a lot of tips and ideas on soup preparation over the years; we are definitely a bunch of avid stew-makers and soup-stirrers! Here are some of our favorite tips on making soup a little ...