3 want french soup Recipes

sweet onions (depends on their size - enough to fill a large pan), butter, salt, white wine or flat champagne (less sweet the better), beef stock, chicken stock, apple cider, bouquet garni (if you want to make your own tied in some cheesecloth: thyme, parsley, bay, etc), french bread, salt & pepper to taste, grated gruyere , fontina, or similar cheese, splash of cognac (optional - but highly recommended )

butter, scallions, green and white parts, sliced thinly, garlic cloves, finely chopped (or to taste), all-purpose flour, low sodium chicken broth (or for a vegetarian soup, use vegetable stock), mushrooms, coarsely chopped, heavy cream or 1/2 cup half-and-half, if you want to conserve calories, salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste), chopped fresh tarragon (to garnish ) or chives (to garnish)