Soup Recipes

I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last Tuesday, fumbling for my keys, when a cold wind whipped through the parking … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost felt unfair. I … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into one pot and walk away. I remember it clearly—a rainy Tuesday, her standing in my … Read more

There used to be a tiny, unassuming diner off Highway 99 called The Lucky Ladle that made a creamy white chicken chili I still dream … Read more

My neighbor Gina wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers and the smell hit me before I even got … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the guy who installs our internet, but there I was, standing in my muddy backyard last November, watching him … Read more

I had sworn off white chili for years. Honestly, I thought it was a watery, beige disappointment that pretended to be chili but had none … Read more

My neighbor Gina wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—don’t ask—and this smell hit me before I even knocked. … Read more

Three winters ago, I found myself standing in a community garden in late October, staring at a pile of butternut squash that seemed to multiply … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday in October, and I had a fierce, almost irrational hankering for something warm, spicy, and creamy … Read more