26 very good soup Recipes

olive oil, onion, finely diced, carrot, finely diced, stalks celery, finely diced, minced garlic, curry powder, vegetable stock (or chicken stock), light coconut milk, diced tomatoes, masoor dal, rinsed well (red lentils ), quinoa , rinsed well, salt and pepper, to taste

chicken stock (may need more), wild rice (i have used the quick cooking and it s good), frozen corn, divided, peanut oil, fully-cooked ham or smoked sausage, cut into cubes (or diced cooked chicken breast), mushrooms, onion , diced quite finely, celery stalks, sliced thinly, carrot, peeled and diced or grated, half-and-half (depending on how creamy you want your soup) note: low-fat or fat-free work very well in this, roux for thickening (equal parts melted butter and flour mixed into a paste), crushed cheese croutons or cheese crackers for topping, optional

butter, onion, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, jalapeno, seeded and chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced, all-purpose flour, chicken stock, cream, grated good quality cheddar, salt and pepper, chili powder , a palm full, ground cumin , 1/2 a palm full, lightly crushed tortilla chips, blue or yellow corn, store bought chunky style salsa, any brand or variety

elbow macaroni , undercooked in boiling,salted water &,drained, butter, flour, dry mustard (colman s), cayenne pepper, cheddar cheese soup, melted butter, salt, milk (skim is okay, higher fat is better), heavy cream, grated medium cheddar, grated colby cheese, plain breadcrumbs , very coarsely grated from a stale loaf of crusty white bread (good country bread is best but if you use store bought crumbs, make sure they are roughly grated, no)