What’s better than a bowl of homemade soup after a long, chilly day?

If you’ve been craving easy soup recipes that actually work, this episode is your invitation to dive into soup season! We’re sharing our go-to soups for cozy weeknight dinners — the tried-and-true recipes we make every year, plus new favorites you’ll want to add to your rotation.

By the end of this episode, you’ll discover:

1. How to make flavorful homemade broth that freezes beautifully — so you can have soup ready any night of the week
2. Vegetarian soup recipes that pack big flavor, like a silky roasted red pepper soup and a bright, gingery twist on classic squash soup
3. Beginner-friendly soups that are hearty enough to serve as a complete meal

Press play now and get inspired with easy, comforting soup ideas to stir, sip, and savor all season long!

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Links:

Kari’s Sunny Chicken Soup with Lemon and Coconut from Food Friends’ Substack 

Ribollita soup from Ina Garten

Kari’s Tomato Soup from Food Friends’ Substack, and slow cooker caramelized onions from Gimme Some Oven 

Sonya's Indian tomato soup

Creamy Broccoli and Spinach Soup

Soviet-style "Monday" Soup from the Kachka Cookbook

Ginger Miso Pumpkin Soup from Sweet By Nurture

Alice Water's red bell pepper soup

Meatball Soup from The Cozy Cook, and another meatball soup from The Gourmandise School

Homemade beef pho from the Woks of Life

Also mentioned this week:

 Olia Hercules’ Tarragon Soup from her cookbook Kaukasis: The culinary journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond

The TikTok-famous Glow Soup

And for more soup inspiration:

Our first episode about soups, our soup episode from 2023, and last year’s soup episode

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