Soup is our balm. It soothes a body fevered by flu, and calms an anxious spirit. Soup is our strengthener. Nothing is more fortifying than beans, grains and vegetables simmered together in broth.

Soup can be clear or it can be chunky. It can be served steaming hot to beat the winter chill, or cold and refreshing on a hot summer's day.

Soup is a mother's best friend. It can be made in vats and frozen for the frantic day when there is no time for the kitchen. It accepts a stray carrot or stalk of celery that clutters the refrigerator. Make soup today, in large, heavy pots. We frequently use an 8 quart pot that also functions to boil pasta. Soup likes room to breathe.

please read: license to chill: cold soups

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new soup recipes:

Classic Genovese Minestrone with Pesto

variation on classic Genovese minestrone with pesto

soup - California-style Bouillabaisse

Chilled Zucchini, Two Bean And Pesto Soup

Ralph Brennan's New Orleans crab bisque with cauliflower and brie

Chicory, Pecorino, and Egg Soup (Cicoria, Cacio e Uova) a recipe from Rome

Zucchini Blossoms Soup  - (Minestra con Fiore di Zucchini) Romans have many recipes for zucchini blossoms

Cauliflower Soup with Pecorino Cheese (Minestra di Cavolo e Pecorino) Pecorino is the great cheese of Rome - in many recipes

Shorba Libya - Libyan Soup  - from the North African Kitchen

jerusalem artichoke soup  - a lovely root vegetable that is under-appreciated.  Try it!

spinach-mint soup - Syrian-Jewish, acceptable for passover

pumpkin poblano soup - from our seasonal cooking contest

oxtail soup from James Peterson

soup in two acts (a double-header from our seasonal recipe contest)

minestrone egg drop soup - from our seasonal recipe contest

asparagus - Navarran White Asparagus Cream Soup (Crema de Espárragos de Navarra)  Basque

moroccan style lamb soup with couscous

ginger & tiger shrimp soup

spicy chicken & sweet potato soup with coconut milk

okra gumbo - vegetarian

leek & parsnip soup with horseradish and frizzled carrots from the healthy hedonist holidays

turkey giblet stock and gravy

chestnut - roasted chestnut soup  - from Mark Bittman

The Pumpkin tureen (soup cooked in the pumpkin itself) from Mollie Katzen

red lentil-coconut soup from Mollie Katzen

Thai hot and sour with pineapple and basil from Mollie Katzen

czech cabbage soup

clam and corn chowder - summer or lingering last days of summer

chicken rice, noodle and bok choy

asian beef and noodle soup

pea and fennel soup - a finalist in a cookoff

italian sausage soup - deep with herbs

santa fe sweet potato soup from The Gourmet Slow Cooker Vol. II

 

hot soups

• artichoke - cream of artichoke soup
• asparagus soup
• bacon and onion chowder - from Junior Trimmer's 'experimental' kitchen
• barley - vegetarian bean and barley soup - a good stock does the trick
• barley - beef, mushroom, barley & sage soup - from the great chef, Tom Valenti, a sublime soup
• barley and winter vegetable chowder
• bean - black bean, pumpkin & corn - spicy, spicier, as you like it
• bean - chickpea-garlic soup with rosemary & olive oil - light, lemony and smooth, from a vegan restaurant
• bean/legume - New year's black eyed pea soup
• bean/legume - red bean and andouille sausage
• bean/legume - chickpea and pasta soup - a variation on the great pasta e fagioli
• bean,white bean potato & kale - creaminess without cream
• bean/legume - white bean & roasted garlic soup - light, subtle, simple
• bean/legume - Roman fava bean soup
• Bean/legume - afghan lentil soup - this is made with dried sour plums Middle Eastern
• bean/legume - lentil & escarole - italian - the lentil, nourishment of much of the world, Italian style
• bean/legume - lebanese mixed bean soup (makhluta)
• bean/legume - navy bean and sausage soup
• bean/legume - shaker bean soup
• beef broth (kraftbreuhe) - for hikers, mountain climbers, seekers of strength, not a stock, but a broth
• beef - beef short ribs and vegetables
• beef - korean beef and tofu soup -hearty & fortifying - a sample of the Asian use of tofu as part of a meat dish (from our tofu special)
• beef - German vegetable, beef and sour cream soup
• beet soup with semolina balls - this is Jewish Iraqi in origin
• beet soup, polish, jewish - enlivened with lemon, an easy soup
• borscht - an exceptionally good soup recipe
• borscht - from Katz's deli in New York City via America's Great Delis
• cabbage - irish cabbage soup - simple ingredients, but oh, the taste of bacon
• cabbage and bacon soup
• cabbage, pork & rosemary soup - to good to be called 'healthy' '
• cabbage - russian cabbage soup - made with fresh tomatoes which give a tart taste
• cabbage - sweet and sour cabbage soup
• carrot and tart apple soup
• carrot - zippy carrot soup a soup recipe using curry and spices
• carrot bisque
• carrot-dill soup - a pureed soup recipe marrying that great couple - carrot and dill
• carrot and fennel veloute
• celery soup
• cheddar beer soup - from Prairie Home Cooking, a specialty in Wisconsin
• Cherokee chowder - a rich chowder from the Native Americans- meat & veggies
• cherokee pepperpot soup - vegetable soup with a beef base
• chicken - 'like no other' chicken soup - classic chicken soup, rich and delicious
• chicken - slow-simmer chicken & vegetable soup - the slowest of cooking, the maximum flavor
• chicken - jewish chicken soup, otherwise known as jewish penicillin
• chicken - stracciatella - the Italian classic chicken soup
• chicken soup with winter vegetables
• chicken and udon noodle soup - Japanese style
• chicken soup with chervil and fresh lemon juice a wonderful variation on the classic chicken soup
• chicken - yemenite chicken soup - a world-wide classic made unique with spices
• chickpea and pasta soup - a variation on the great pasta e fagioli
• chickpea-garlic soup with rosemary & olive oil - light, lemony and smooth, from the vegan restaurant, Angelica's
• Chinese Hot & Sour Soup with Bean Curd - a Chinese classic, loved by the west, this has shrimp (from our tofu special)
• clam  chowder- the New England variety of clam chowder
• crab -maryland crab soup - another classic recipe from The Soup Peddler's Slow & Difficult Soups
• corn - sopa de elote - from Mexico, a soup made from fresh corn
• corn - tex-mex corn soup - diabetic acceptable
• corn - zippy corn chowder - zippy with spices and sausage
• corn soups recipes: corn chowder with tomato and basil - this soup recipe uses fresh or frozen corn
• cucumber - guatemalan cucumber soup
• curried cauliflower soup - excellent with both ham and turkey
• curried squash and apple soup - spicy and warming

• dal - the classic Indian lentil soup
• dandelion soup - a Sephardic Jewish recipe Middle Eastern
• Egyptian green soup (Moloukhiya Soup) - one of Egypt's favorite meals
• fish - broccoli & shrimp soup
• fish - chilean seafood soup - with squid, sea bass, shrimp
• fish - low tide clam chowder - a summer favorite from the New Jersey shore
• fish - clams - zuppa di vongole - the classic Italian clam soup
• fish - Manhattan clam chowder - the classic from The Soup Peddler's Slow & Difficult Soups
• fish - cioppino - this a variation from the East coast
• fish - cioppino west - the San Francisco classic from a woman who knows the poetry of food
• fish - cioppino II - a second version of this great soup
• fish - crab and corn chowder with coconut
• fish - irish mussel soup
• fish - scallop soup with cream -from a South African restaurant
• fish - shrimp fiesta soup
• fish - sweet and sour shrimp
• fish - shrimp, spinach and radish soup - you can cook radishes! delicious
• goulash soup and dumplings - from our gadabout David
• ham - broccoli, ham and cheddar soup
• ham - catalan country stew
• ham - ham and corn chowder
• ham  -  ham and navy bean soup
• ham - ham and lima soup
• ham - pasta fagioli with ham
• ham - white bean, rosemary and ham soup
• hazelnut soup - native american - from chef Fernando Divina and his glorious book on Native American cooking - (click for book review)
• lentil - dal soup recipe - the classic Indian lentil soup
• lentil soups recipes - fresh coconut and red lentil soup - with curry
• lentil - lentil and escarole soup - a classic, this with lots of celery
• lentil- lentil and escarole soup #2 - a variation - try both, take your pick
• lentil - lentil soup with frankfurters - lovely chunks of franks, get the best ones
• lobster bisque - velvety and creamy
• lobster and roast corn chowder - is it the roasted corn or is it the lobster?
• Mexican albóndigas soup - that's meatballs in the soup, a popular way to serve meatballs in Mexico
• Mexican wedding soup - with sausage and cactus
• meatball escarole soup - cooks quickly and it's a meal in itself
• minestrone - an Italian classic
• miso soup- the classic Japanese miso
• miso - country-style miso soup - from The Real Food Daily Cookbook
• mushroom soup - crimini mushroom soup - crockpot recipe
• mushroom - Hungarian - lots of paprika
• mushroom - winter mushroom and barley soup recipe
• mushroom - wild mushroom soup recipe - many types of mushroom
• mushroom - old-fashioned mushroom soup recipe crockpot recipe
• mushroom - Italian wild mushroom & vegetable
• mushroom soup with sauteed shitake as garnish
• mushroom soup - from the Caribbean, this uses a subtle curry flavoring
• mushroom soup - mushroom vegetable soup
• mulligatawny - absolutely fabulous
• oyster soup
• oyster & spinach soup
• oysters rockefeller stew
• oyster - creole oyster chowder - from Gulf Coast Cooking
• oxtail stew
• parsnip and leek soup - for many holidays
• pasta e fagioli - the Italian classic, so nutritious
• peas - English pea soup - diabetic acceptable
• potato - patat' e fagioli - from Puglia, hearty and delicious with lots of prosciutto
• potato - baked potato soup recipe - that versatile potato
• potato and parsley soup, Irish - yes, the Irish know what to do with a potato
• potato - Irish bacon and potato soup - classic ingredients, a delicious soup
• pot 'o gold potato soup - very quick, made with potato flakes
• potato soup with sun-dried tomatoes
• potato - golden potato and leek soup with cheddar toasts - a good Irish cheese and this soup is perfect for St. Patrick's day
• potato - german potato soup
• potato, swiss chard, & garlic soup - simple, quick, nutritious, non-fattening
• pea pod soup- from Italy, nourishment where it is unexpected
• pork liver soup - from Taiwan, a soup for sickness and strength
• pumpkin bisque - a gift from Executive Chef John Gatewood
• pumpkin turnip soup
• pumpkin almond soup
• pumpkin - spicy pumpkin soup
• pumpkin-pear soup - an original creation of David Ansel, cook and author of The Soup Peddler's Slow & Difficult Soups - great for the holiday
• pumpkin soup with nutmeg
• Rice - congee - the most popular BREAKFAST in China
• rose hip soup
• salmon chowder
• scallop and bacon
• scotch broth
• senegal stew is it soup or stew or both?  served over millet
• shrimp bisque
• sorrel - german sorrel soup a recipe that deserves to be renewed
• spinach - italian rice and spinach soup
• spinach - creamed spinach soup - a classic
• St. Joseph's Day Soup - for the Italian feast day
• stock - beef - has a quick way to deepen flavors
• stock - beef soup stock - from a professional cook who shares a secret
• stock - vegetable stock - from Moosewood Restaurant, includes many options
• tomato soup - israeli- a flexible soup that suits the cook's taste
• tomato - thai tomato soup
• tomato - Tuscan tomato soup - oh, but the Italians know how
• tomato - creamy tomato soup - cream and the acid of tomato - perfect
• tomato - tomato bisque
• tomato- florentine tomato soup
• tomato - middle eastern tomato soup with legumes from Tunisia
• tomato - roast tomato soup - roasting makes a difference
• tomato - minestra with sun-dried tomatoes - authentic Italian cooking
• tomato - quick tomato and beef soup
• tomato, saffron and garlic soup recipe - oh, that saffron-it lifts all recipes
• tortilla soup Mexican
• tortellini - italian tortellini soup (with chicken broth)
• turkey-barley soup - try this for the surprise ingredient in the stock
• turkey bone soup - a pressure cooker recipe for that leftover turkey
• turkey bone broth - uses leftovers
• turkey soup ll - uses leftovers
• vegetable soup with matzo balls
• vegetable soup with meatballs - a meal in one!
• vegetable - tubetti con verdure - Italian vegetable soup with tubetti
• vegetable - vegetable beef soup
• vegetable - spring vegetable soup with matzo balls
• vegetable - french vegetable soup
• vegetable - vegetable and sweet potato soup
• vichyssoise - classic elegance - this is made with special croutons here served hot
• washington chowder
• watercress & leek soup
• wine soup - with red or white wine
• yam soup
• yogurt soup with tomatoes - Afghan- tested on friends and a favorite
• zucchini - creamy zucchini soup
• zucchini & sausage soup - a change in seasons, with summer and winter combined
• zuppa di festa - italian holiday soup

cold soups

• sopa de aguacate - Mexican avocado soup
• borscht - an exceptionally good recipe
• baby spinach & shrimp chilled soup
• champagne melon soup - cold - from Southern Herb Growing
• cold apple soup - dessert or first course
• cold blueberry soup - oh those nutritious blueberries
• chilled asparagus soup - a classic
• avocado soup, chilled - quick and easy
• cold cherry soup - serve as a drink or a soup
• cold cherry soup - from Hungary
• chilled coconut-tapioca soup - another soup that's fine for dessert
• cold cucumber shrimp soup - the shrimp add the zip
• cold tomato-basil soup - for the basil lovers
• tomato orange soup - a cold soup for a hot day
• pear & raspberry soup
• cold roast tomato soup - roasting tomato, onion and garlic makes a different soup
• cold spinach & cucumber soup - perfect for a hot day or a a start to a bbq
• gazpacho verde - from Moosewood Restaurant, a deeply green gazpacho
• vichyssoise - this from Mark, part of his article on cold soups here served cold

 

Soup for Breakfast? While American children crunch and crackle their way through corn flakes, granola, and crisp strips of bacon, children throughout the East are sipping their breakfast. In China this means congee, a breakfast soup that also could be called rice porridge. Essentially congee is rice cooked in volumes of water to form a soup. It may be eaten plain or may have bits of meat or fish added to it. If this sounds strange to American ears, we have only to think of a hot bowl of cream of rice. While we might toss in fruit, the Chinese add meats and seasonings such as soy sauce and ginger. The expression my be different, but the underlying idea is similar. Japanese children would be sipping a strengthening miso soup for breakfast. Miso is made from fermented soy beans. It is added to soup stock at the last minute. The water is lowered to prevent boiling which would kill the beneficial bacteria produced by fermentation. Studies are being conducted on the value of fermented foods since the Japanese consume them in large amounts and have the longest life expectancy of the world's peoples. So, enjoy your soup, whether morning noon or night.

by Diana Serbe