Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich—comforting elements on their own—come together in a somewhat unexpected way to make the ultimate comfort meal.
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Kathy Gunst’s French Onion Soup with Double-Cheese Croutes
This classic French soup is made with Rich Beef-Bone Stock and a heavy blanket of sautéed onions and leeks. You can lighten it up a bit by serving the soup as is, without the traditional cheese and bread topping. In Parisian bistros, onion soup is prepared in an ovenproof bowl, topped with a slice […]
Kathy Gunst’s Sicilian Black Lentil Soup with Guanciale and Grated Orange
There are enough options in this beautiful soup to really make it your own (use guanciale or pancetta, Sicilian or European lentils, white or red wine, protein or vegetable stock, orange-flavored olive oil or not). But whatever you do, do not skimp on the orange or tangerine zest. That one bright element makes this a soup you won’t soon forget.
Raghavan Iyer’s Potato Leek Pie
Inspired by the classic French potato-leek soup, vichyssoise, this savory pie is all about textures and flavor.
Balaboosta Chicken Soup
My head snapped around at the idea of blending Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors. That’s what Einat Admony does in her cookbook,Balaboosta. And there is nothing like her “Not So Jewish Chicken Soup,” as she calls it. (Admony has a mixed Israeli heritage, Persian and Yemenite.) Because I’m a believer in layering flavors, especially in […]