Chilly Winter weather calls for body-warming soups. Reader CheesePlease whipped up this Thai lemongrass chicken soup using easy-to-find ingredients. She posted a pic in our Healthy Recipe group. This flavorful lemongrass soup gives you a taste of an authentic Thai or Vietnamese recipe, but without using all the hard-to-find ingredients. Find the full recipe at the blog Cheese Please and don't Read more

Traditionally, "chowder" is considered a catch-all word for a variety of seafood and vegetable soups, but several regions have their own spin on the classic dish. Here's a rundown of the most popular chowders across the US, from classic New England clam chowder to San Francisco's Cioppino fish stew. Boston — New England Clam Chowder: Made with chopped clams, potatoes, and onions, this classic Read more

Clear-broth soups are delicious in their own right, but sometimes we just want something a little heartier and more indulgent. Cream-based soups are pretty simple to put together, but you can incorporate different elements — grains, lighter dairy products, or cruciferous vegetables — and end up with a delightfully creamy soup that doesn't actually contain a pint of cream. Add a cup of Read more

You know what they say: if it's too good to be true, then it probably is. For a while, the weather was unseasonably warm, and I started to think there might not be a Winter in the Bay Area. But then this week hit, and boy, was I wrong. Not only is it cold, but the sky's poured rain incessantly, and the bleak forecast continues all week. So I did what I'm wont to do in cold weather: I made clam Read more

It's still National Soup Month, and we're really thankful to hayleysf for posting this colorful, flavorful soup recipe. This soup is a one-pot meal that's healthy and great for leftovers. Pair with a salad for an easy weeknight meal. For the recipe, visit her blog. Then come back and upload your favorite soup recipes into our Savory Sights community group. Read more

Old man Winter has blown in and brought with him an insatiable desire for warm, savory soups. This black and white bean soup with sweet potatoes is a twist on the classic black bean soup recipe, and it's under 300 calories a bowl. Keep reading to see this simple recipe and find out how much protein and fiber is in one serving. Read more

This month, we're celebrating all things soup. While there's nothing more I crave than a giant pot of yummy homemade soup, sometimes during the work week, the timing is just not there. And after a long day of work, there's nothing easier than putting up some canned soup on the stove. In order to make it feel like a more elevated supper, over the years, I've gotten pretty crafty with the Read more

Until I watched Anthony Bourdain order green borscht from a restaurant in Ukraine, I had only ever thought of the soup as bright purple and made of beets. Considering it's National Soup Month, I set off on a culinary mission to learn as much as I could (in a couple of hours) about borscht. Here's what I learned in a nutshell. Borscht originated from the trimmings of Winter vegetables, Read more