
Tonight, serve your family this creepy recipe that says Happy
Halloween! While the soup is a creamy, comforting classic, the eyeball and bug garnishes are far from ordinary. The crushed tomato vegetable mixture needs a half an hour to cook, so let the soup simmer while the kids put on their costumes.

When hosting a
viewing party of any sort, there are two options for planning a menu. You can serve
foods inspired by the show or popular dishes classic to the TV dinner. For my
Heroes season premiere party, I've decided to do the latter and offer friends a tasty re-interpretation of the 1950s TV dinner.

As much as I love complex cooking techniques and innovative recipes, sometimes I crave a pure, simple, delicious meal. A dish with no frills or exotic ingredients. A dish like this comforting bread and tomato soup.

I used to shudder at the thought of chilled soups, until I tasted a cucumber-mint recipe that blew my mind. Then I realized: if I like guacamole and ceviche, why not cold avocado and seafood soups? If you can't get into cold soups, you can also make warm Summer soup using the season's freshest produce.

This week I was in the mood for something classically comforting but unordinary at the same time. I decided to make a kicked-up version of
tomato soup. What makes this recipe different?

I'm really excited for this weekend's
snow picnic! Like any sort of picnic, all of the dishes should be made in advance. Fill a large thermo with hot tomato soup and serve in mugs at the picnic destination.

I knew that this week's
soup recipe would have to be tomato. Not because I was in the mood, but because I realized the end of tomato season is quickly approaching. I make tomato soup often during winter and simply use canned tomatoes.