West African Peanut Soup

Carrots, pungent ginger, and sweet potato meld with creamy peanut butter for a satisfying soup.

Sukiyaki

Partially freezing the beef makes it easier to slice for this salty, slurpy dish.

Squash and Crab Soup

Squash makes a perfect base for sweet lump crabmeat.

Robust Beef and Potato Soup

Is there anything more comforting than beef soup with big chunks of potato?

Tortellini, Greens and Bean Soup

This "soup" with greens and tortellini is more like a brothy pasta main dish.

Vermont Cheddar Bisque

Use the sharpest cheddar you can find in this zesty soup.

Squash, Cider and Apple Soup

This fall soup stars squash and apples.

Potage Parmentier

Who knew earthy leeks and potatoes could make such heavenly soup?

Chilled Avocado Soup

A cool summer soup -- with optional vodka for the adults.

Butternut Squash and Apple Bisque

Never have a fruit and a vegetable gotten along so well.

Soupe au Pistou

A light vegetable soup with a basil flavor.

Sweet Pea Soup with Mint Pesto

Fresh green peas make this a stellar spring soup. Frozen peas will work, too.

Hearty Miso Cabbage Stew

Savory and warming, this main dish stew combines tofu and napa cabbage.

Dried Cherry Chili

Dried cherries add a faint sweet tempering to a robust turkey chili.

Angel Harvest Vegetable and Potato Soup

A rich, hearty, vegetarian main-dish soup.