Soup can be tricky to make at home. It often doesn’t turn out quite as rich and flavorful and dynamic as you want, especially if you’re not working with homemade stock. This week we give some tips and techniques (and recipes!) that will help convince you you can, indeed, do it.

Get the recipes from this episode:

Creamy Tomato Soup with Cheese Toasties

Beef and Bacon Stew

Quite Possibly the Best Chickpeas

Chicken and Rice Soup with Garlicky Chile OilKale Minestrone with Pistou

Vegan Butternut Squash Soup

Chile Crisp

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