Quick and lazy posole
Pozole is one of the classics of Mexican cookery, a rich and hearty hominy stew. It’s also a time commitment, so this weeknight version uses fresh, spicy chorizo to shortcut both time and spicing.
Category Archives: Soups
Chicken stew with warm, wintry spices
Tender, flavorful chicken; hearty potatoes and carrots; bright, fresh green beans and tomatoes; a thick broth with soft, comforting spices. Yep.
Butternut squash soup with ham and scallions
Butternut squash soup for people who think they don’t like butternut squash soups: salty and savory, rich with green onion and studded with chewy ham. Just right for the slow creeping-in of sweater weather.
Basic lentil soup
This is one of those recipes that every home cook should keep in their back pocket. With cheap, common ingredients and a cook time of barely more than a half-hour, lentil soup has saved dinner in my house more times than I count.
Chickpea stew with Ethiopian flavors
This chickpea stew is new in my house, but I see it coming back frequently: it’s warm and comforting, thick with spinach and tomatoes in a fragrant broth. It’s a very satisfying vegetarian meal, and it couldn’t be easier to put together.
Stuffed cabbage soup
This is, essentially, a deconstructed cabbage roll: same great flavor, way easier prep, and done in an hour.
Mushroom bisque
This is a rich, thick soup with a secret ingredient: coconut milk gives heft, but fades to the barest whisper of an aroma. Serve it in a mug for a simple midweek lunch, or use your finest china for an elegant Thanksgiving starter — it can do both!
Simple sorrel soup
This soup looks homely, but I look forward to it every year. It’s a lesson in the power of simple ingredients: in mere minutes the chicken and fish sauce make a broth that tastes like it simmered for hours, and the sorrel elevates the whole thing from “basic chicken soup” to “energizing spring tonic.”
Mexican bean soup, albondigas-style
This soup is a riff on traditional Mexican sopa de albondigas, meatball soup. It’s bright and full of herbs and vegetables, perfect for spring.
Orange-scented split pea soup
Today is New Year’s Eve, and therefore many American food blogs are putting up their most interesting spins on Hoppin’ John, a peas and rice dish from the South. I love Hoppin’ […]
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