Soup Recipes

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate French macarons, perfectly piped gingerbread houses, and … Read more

My neighbor, a retired firefighter named Leo, had sworn off black-eyed peas for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years. He’d tell anyone who’d listen that they tasted … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table place tucked behind a bike shop in my neighborhood called The Gathered Table. They made a roasted butternut … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday when the cold air from the open freezer hit my … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—you know the ones. The kind that … Read more

My friend Jenna had sworn off white chicken chili for years. “It’s always a gloppy, heavy mess,” she’d announce every time someone suggested it for … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me stare at my overgrown potato plants for a solid minute before she spoke. … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in early October, and I was hit with an almost aggressive need for something warm and slightly … Read more

Marta watched me staring at the squash display in the community garden shed and didn’t say anything at first. Then she picked up a knobby, … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian place tucked behind a dry cleaner on the corner of 7th and Elm that made lasagna soup. Not … Read more