4 spiced root vegetable soup Recipes

olive oil, onions, finely chopped, sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, parsnips, peeled and chopped, red chili pepper , deseeded and roughly chopped, ground cumin, dried green lentils, vegetable stock, milk (or use extra stock)

vegetable oil, button mushrooms, sliced thin, oyster mushrooms, sliced thin, enoki mushrooms , roots removed, chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped green bell pepper, chopped carrot, garlic , smashed, salt and pepper to taste, chicken broth, cream-style corn, chunk white chicken (such as swanson), drained, rice wine vinegar, chinese five-spice powder, cornstarch, cold milk, leaves fresh thai basil, chopped

butternut squash, extra-virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, sliced shallots, smashed garlic cloves, fine sea salt, ground white pepper, spice purse (1 bay leaf, 1 thyme sprig, 1 star anise, 4 whole peppercorns wrapped in cheesecloth and tied closed with kitchen string), white wine, sugar (optional), vegetable stock, heavy cream, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, freshly grated licorice root (optional), spiced creme fraiche , for accompaniment