This crockpot chicken dumpling soup recipe is the dinner I make when I want comfort food without standing over the stove. The slow cooker works all afternoon, and by dinner the chicken is fall-apart tender, the broth is creamy, and fluffy dumplings sit on top like little pillows. My kids call it the hug soup,…
This chicken feet soup recipe is the bowl I make when the house feels cold and everybody needs something warm and soothing. My grandmother always said the best broth comes from the humblest ingredients, and this soup proved her right. The feet simmer slowly until the broth turns golden and silky, and the meat gets…
This cheesy cauliflower soup recipe is my sneaky way to get a whole head of cauliflower onto the dinner table, and it has become one of our most requested soups. It tastes like the richest cheese soup, but the base is simply blended cauliflower. The whole pot comes together in about 45 minutes, and most…
This carrot soup recipe is the one I make when I want something warm, sweet, and simple. It tastes like the carrots got to show off, with a little ginger warmth in the background and a creamy finish in every spoon. My family asks for it on cold evenings, usually with something crusty on the…
This chickpea soup recipe was born on one of those nights when the fridge looked empty but the pantry was full. Two cans of chickpeas, an onion, some tired carrots, and I thought, can this really become dinner? Twenty minutes later my kitchen smelled like cumin and garlic, and my husband was already hovering with…
This chicken tortellini soup recipe started as a happy accident with a package of tortellini about to expire. I had chicken, I had broth, and I had twenty minutes before everyone got hangry. I threw it all in one pot, stirred in some cream at the end, and my family went silent in that good…
This chicken taco soup recipe started on a Tuesday when tacos felt like too much work. All the flavors I love, seasoned chicken, black beans, sweet corn, but in a bowl with a spoon. I raided the pantry, dumped cans into a pot, and twenty-five minutes later my kids were fighting over the toppings. That…
This chicken mushroom soup recipe started with a box of mushrooms going soft in my fridge and chicken I had thawed for something else entirely. I used to think creamy mushroom soup only came from a can, the kind that tastes like salt and nostalgia. Then one rainy afternoon I sliced those mushrooms, seared them…
This chicken potato soup recipe started with a five pound bag of potatoes sitting on my counter a little too long. You know how it goes, you buy them with big plans and then life happens. One cold evening my kids asked for something thick and warm, not the thin brothy kind, and I had…