Soups and Stews

Delicious soups and make great meals any time of the year. From Incredibly Instant Pot Mulligatawny Soup and Beef Pho to Thai Chicken Curry, there’s a soup or stew here to suit any mood.

red pepper soup as served at Chez Panisse

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

You may have heard that the other day Chez Panisse celebrated its fortieth birthday. I grew up just a few blocks from the famed Berkeley restaurant and my first memory … Read more

Carrot Soup Recipe from my Aunt Hilda

A few months ago I embarked on a mission I’d been thinking about tackling for years: writing my family history. I’d always been curious about exactly where my ancestors were … Read more

Truffled Cauliflower Soup

Cauliflower appears, at first glance, to be the humblest of vegetables, too polite even to show off with a hint of color in its tightly bound florets. But a long … Read more

Addictive Pumpkin Soup

I was at a dinner party last night when the conversation turned to cigarette smoking. All the former smokers were commiserating about how it just got too darn inconvenient—and too … Read more