Recipe: White Bean & Bacon Soup
A few weeks ago I helped my friend Tricia throw a soup swap — my first ever experience with this very practical sort of party. I came away with four new-to-me jars of soup — a gift in the cold days of January! Here's the story of one of those soups: a white bean and bacon bowl, powered up by ham hock and red pepper, and with a little bit of everything that makes a soup good: creamy, brothy, chunky, rich with savory white beans and ham. It's the perfect winter soup, all in one pot.
Recipe: Southwestern Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash soup is one of those meals that defines autumn for me. Pretty much as soon as the leaves begin showing hints of orange, I start scooping up these big-bottomed squashes at the market and putting this creamy soup on the regular meal rotation. This fall, I thought I'd mix things up a bit and add a Southwestern spin to my usual butternut squash soup. Cumin and coriander add spicy warmth while a squeeze of orange and lime give it a hit of late-fall sunshine.