Soup Season! Our 8 Go-To Recipes For Cooking Up Comforting Soups At Home

What’s better than a bowl of homemade soup after a long, chilly day? If you’ve been craving easy soup recipes that actually work, this episode is your invitation to dive into soup season! We’re sharing our go-to soups for cozy weeknight dinners — the tried-and-true recipes we make every year, plus new favorites you’ll want to add to your rotation. By the end of this episode, you’ll discover: How to make flavorful homemade broth that freezes beautifully — so you can have soup ready any night of the week Vegetarian soup recipes that pack big flavor, like a silky roasted red pepper soup and a bright, gingery twist on classic squash soup Beginner-friendly soups that are hearty enough to serve as a complete meal Press play now and get inspired with easy, comforting soup ideas to stir, sip, and savor all season long! *** This episode is sponsored by La Baleine — makers of ancestral sea salts naturally harvested from the South of France. Their Fine and Coarse Sea Salts are crafted through natural crystallization, harnessing the sea, wind, and sunshine to create clean, unrefined crystals. The Fine Sea Salt is perfect for everyday cooking, seasoning, and baking, while the Coarse Sea Salt adds texture and bright bursts of flavor to any dish. La Baleine’s salt-harvesting methods also help protect an extraordinary ecosystem in the South of France, which is home to over 500 species of birds and plants. Grab La Baleine’s Fine and Coarse Sea Salt Bundle here on Amazon , or find it at your local Whole Foods Market, and enjoy a true taste of the French Mediterranean Sea in your kitchen. Use code LABALSALT for $1 off your order! *** Links: Kari’s Sunny Chicken Soup with Lemon and Coconu t from Food Friends’ Substack Ribollita soup from Ina Garten Kari’s Tomato Soup from Food Friends’ Substack , and slow cooker caramelized onions from Gimme Some Oven Sonya's Indian tomato soup Creamy Broccoli and Spinach Soup Soviet-style "Monday" Soup from the Kachka Cookbook Ginger Miso Pumpkin Soup from Sweet By Nurture Alice Water's red bell pepper soup Meatball Soup from The Cozy Cook , and another meatball soup from The Gourmandise School Homemade beef pho from the Woks of Life Also mentioned this week: Olia Hercules’ Tarragon Soup from her cookbook Kaukasis: The culinary journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond The TikTok-famous Glow Soup And for more soup inspiration: Our first episode about soups , our soup episode from 2023, and last year’s soup episode *** Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084 For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here . You can also now find us on YouTube. We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @ foodfriendspod , or drop us a line at foodfriendspod@gmail.com ! Looking for an in-person Food Friends experience? Book a farmers’ market tour with Sonya in Portland, OR!