This may be the most tomatoey soup I’ve ever had, thanks to layer upon layer of tomato flavor: roasted vine-ripened Amoroso tomatoes, canned Puglian tomatoes, and double-concentrated tomato paste that deepens the whole affair even further. Then comes the vodka sauce treatment, enriching the soup with more than a splash of cream while minced Calabrian chiles bring just enough heat to keep things lively. It’s a tomato soup for the ages—at least until another one comes along and knocks my socks off—and the perfect partner for my grilled cheese of soft milk bread and melty Jack cheese.

BRIEF: “A velvety roasted cauliflower soup, simmered with onions and garlic for deep, savoury flavour. Topped with baked almond flakes and served with slices of sourdough toasted in fragrant garlic butter— crisp on the edges and perfect for dipping. A comforting and wholesome pairing.” SOOT’S TAKE: Excellent.

Wow, all that work really brought out the natural sweetness of sweetcorn in this soup. It really is the essence of corn. No, it's the elixir of corn.

Clean-tasting brew. Comforting and warming start to dinner.

MAMA CHANG'S HOT AND SOUR: Not as starchy as the vinegar-flavored glop you may find at many Chinese restos. I suspect wood ear mushrooms would've made for an earthier version compared to the buttons I actually used. Super hot (Cilicuka instead of Sriracha) and moderately sour.

Attempted one of my favorite soups of all time for the first time with fresh corn (as opposed to the traditional canned cream-style corn) today. Proud of self for up-cycling several corn cobs and a sad lonely slice of smoked turkey ham nobody wanted to eat into a hearty pot of corn-suffused goodness! ATK’s method of ribboning eggs to produce that legit-looking egg drop soup look was also incredibly helpful!

Good flavor + sinus-clearing.

OMG this was GOOD!! What is it with me and Japanese-style instant corn soup??

This was unexpectedly flavorful! Drank every last drop.

Would’ve been vegan had it not been for the last minute sprinkle of 🥓😬

This heat is the worst and this soup offers a temporary if not tasty salve. 🥒🍋

One of my favorite soups. So good on a cool rainy day.

BRIEF: “Get four 6 oz. cups of our best-selling chowders: New England Clam Chowder, Seafood Bisque, Smoked Salmon Chowder, Crab & Oyster Chowder. Sorry, no substitutions.” But the guy at the counter gladly let me substitute 1 cup with their special: Lobster & Crab! At 1 o’clock: Seafood Bisque “Delectable medley of Pacific Cod, Northwest Salmon, Bay Shrimp, flavored with fresh basil, and simmered in a creamy tomato-based broth.” At 4 o’clock: New England Clam Chowder “Meaty clams flavored with bacon, cream, and a secret blend of herbs and spices. Inducted into the Great Chowder Cook-Off Hall of Fame.” At 7 o’clock: Lobster & Crab Bisque Special of the day. I didn’t have time to snap a picture of their ingredients but it had corn niblets in it which was nice. At 10 o’clock: Seared Scallop Chowder Sweet, tender scallops seared in the kettle, served in a creamy broth, perfectly flavored with dill and lime juice. SOOT’S TAKE: My favorite was the New England Clam (perfectly balanced, full-bodied and smoky) while my least favorite was the Seafood Bisque.

One of the better hot & sours I’ve had in recent times.

Because I had matzo balls because I had matzo crackers because I had an excuse to make them and in the end, because I’ve come down with a cold and feel I could benefit from some Jewish penicillin anyway. This is liquid gold.

Part of MILK THE COW'S BASTILLE DAY MENU. Served with Marcel Petite Comte baked bread. This was good.

My favorite thing at MOS BURGER!!

The pistachios and herb oil were just the icing on top of an already flavorful soup. I still can’t believe it’s vegan.

My first time cooking and pureeing tortilla chips into a soup and it imparted great texture and corn flavor to a delicious soup.

Tastier than it looks.

A comforting kongaripan with whole-grain croutons @ $1 to soothe early hunger pangs.

hot and sour soup of river prawn and termite mushrooms

First time making borscht. First time trying Ukrainian cooking, or at least a nod to their tradition of sour soups; and also my first time making soup using sourdough bread. It’s hearty. It’s wholesome. It’s rich and it’s satisfying. Enough for it to be its own meal. For the rest of the week anyway.

Aromatic and inviting, minus the former sea creatures inside it. Of note was the young coconut flesh that I scooped and enjoyed for the first time as a soup ingredient.

Been wanting to try making this for a while and today it finally happened. Had meant to strain the soup but it was almost like squeezing water from a stone. So I dumped the puréed bits right back to ensure this soup would feed enough of us. Great with Bread Ahead’s freshly-baked grissini.

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Roasted Kumara | Pumpkin | Cauliflower| French Lentils | Onions | Ginger | Garlic | Balsamic Vinegar | Honey | Butter | Marmite | Cream | Milk | Cream Cheese | Salt | Sugar | Grape Must Extract | Spices The soup was delicious: creamy, cheesy, and wholesome, combining two of my favorite vegetarian ingredients: sweet potato and pumpkin. Definitely worth putting on the regular menu! @foodiefoodie you’d love this!

An adaption of TK’s by Amanda Hesser. This one’s completely from scratch (even the stock, y’all)! But so worth it!

A rich blend of butternut squash and pumpkin simmered in a vegetable broth honey, apple juice, cinnamon and a hint of curry, then finished with sweet cream and topped with roasted and salted pumpkin seeds.