Soups & Stews

Liquid comfort, including chilled summer soups.

Steaming yellow curry with tofu and greens next to white rice in a blue bowl.
10 Jan 2026

Traditional Panang Curry

This recipe provides a straightforward guide to making a traditional Panang Chicken Curry, featuring a rich, nutty, and fragrant sauce. Ready in just 25 minutes, it's a quick and easy dish perfect for a flavorful meal for 2-3 people.

Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes
Blue bowl of tortilla soup with avocado, tortilla strips, chopped herbs, and lemon wedges.
16 Mar 2012

Vegan/Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Potatoes, black beans, and corn add substance to this vegan/vegetarian tortilla soup to make it healthy, filling and absolutely delicious. I promise that no one will miss the chicken that is customarily put into tortilla soup. And, if you have any leftovers, the soup is just as good then next day, as long as you make sure to bake up some fresh tortilla strips.

Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
Blue bowl of light brown garbanzo bean soup, garnished with basil and carrot ribbons.
31 Oct 2010

Pia's Garbanzo Bean Soup

A few weeks ago we had a heavenly garbanzo bean soup in a small café in Fallbrook. I tried to recreate the same soup. I did not achieve this but created another really delicious soup. Very satisfying on an empty stomach.

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
Creamy light brown lentil soup with a spoon, garnished with red spice and a green herb in a blue-rimmed bowl.
19 Oct 2010

Red Lentil Soup

Mom gave me this recipe years ago. It is perfect for a cold fall or winter evening, either as an appetizer or served together with bread as a main dish.

Prep time: 8 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes