Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Episode 322 · October 13, 2026 · 31 min

Soup Season! 10 Recipes For Cooking Up Comforting Soups At Home

What’s the secret to flavorful soups that don’t involve a ton of ingredients or a ton of time to prepare? This week, we’re back with our annual fall soup episode, with 10 recipes to keep in your rotation all season long, from quick weeknight dinners to soups worth sharing with friends. By the end of this episode, you’ll discover Soups you can make with 5 ingredients or less Easy veggie soups that can be made with just water instead of store-bought or homemade stocks Simple toppings and finishing touches that make everyday soups special enough for hosting Press play now to find out how a few simple ingredients can make a really good bowl of soup! *** For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our free Substack here . And join us on our live monthly calls by upgrading your subscription to paid! *** Links: Golden potato and greens soup by Andy Baraghani for NYT Cooking Cauliflower soup with green olive salsa verde by Justine Doiron Chickpea noodles soup by Ali Slagle for NYT Cooking Lebanese crushed lentil soup by Yumna Jawad of Feel Good Foodie Marcella Hazan’s 5-ingredient, 15-minute white bean soup from Simply Recipes (and the Marcella bean) 5-ingredient creamy celery soup by Martha Stewart Samin Nosrat’s curried carrot and coconut soup from Good Things, also similarly a version where she uses butternut squash instead of carrots Spinach and artichoke soup by Carolina Gelen Roasted tomato and pepper soup from 101 Cookbooks (and Kari’s tomato soup is another favorite) Albondigas de Familia Ronstadt by Linda Ronstadt and Lawrence Downes, adapted by Kim Severson via NYT Cooking Our previous soup episodes: Soup Season 2025 Soup Season 2024 Soup Season 2023 Soup Season 2022 **** 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 . Are you a local to Portland or planning a visit? You can now book a private farmers’ market tour with Sonya through Airbnb Experiences! Or order Sonya's cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes!