Today marks the first day of Spring and the last day of my Winter soup-making series. I wanted to go out with an exceptionally superb soup, but like my father and the Rolling Stones said, "You can't always get what you want."

I'd been holding on to this recipe for a while and hoped it would create a brilliantly purple soup. Unfortunately, I failed to realize that naturally, the radicchio would brown while cooking. Luckily, the soup had a ...

I first learned about rainbow soups while reading The New Basics. Since then, I make them all the time! A rainbow soup is basically two different soups that when combined, make one delicious dish. This version features a cooling corn soup and a spicy red pepper puree. The recipes are so simple â€" minimal chopping, few ingredients â€" it's not that much harder than making one soup. Ok yes, you do have to wash two pots, but the final ...

I spent the long weekend at my cabin in the mountains. While the sun was out, the weather was frigid and the ground snowy. To take advantage of my free time, I decided to make a slow-cooking soup. French onion soup is a comforting, crowd-pleasing classic. Don't be intimidated by this bistro fave, it's really easy to make. You do need time to slice the onions and cook them down, so don't wait until the last minute to make it. ...