This strong broth is a great flavor booster for Asian-style vegetable soups, and is also pleasing eaten on its own. Vary it by using any ...

Miso is a nutritious, high-protein product fermented from soybeans and salt (or a combination of soybeans, grains, and salt). Available at all natural food stores and Asian groceries (as is the sea vegetable kombu), pungent-tasting miso is most commonly used to make simple broths. Here is a basic recipe, which really should be considered a soup in itself rather than as a stock for making other soups. Note that once the miso is stirred into water, it should not be boiled. Otherwise, its beneficial enzymes will be destroyed.

This is a basic stock that may be used in place of water in most any vegetable soup to give added depth of flavor. It’s also a good way t...

Both nourishing and sublimely satisfying, this thick soup incorporates fall’s first sweet potatoes with seasonal greens. Red lentils, whi...

If it’s possible for squash to be considered a “fun” food, spaghetti squash certainly fits that description. Its noodle like strands cont...

The American classic—robust and brimming with complex flavors. Perfect for rainy days spent indoors. Served with a muffin and simple sala...

Inspired by a favorite vegetarian Chinese restaurant dish, this stew is enhanced with protein packed seitan. Made from cooked wheat glute...

This simple, soothing soup recalls a comfort soup from my childhood. It proves that winter soups need not always be thick to provide a se...

The presentation of this easy, offbeat soup is fun and dramatic.

For some years, my family has belonged to a community-supported farm. In late spring, there is a plethora of greens of all kinds—Asian gr...

A one-dish meal, spiced with chili peppers and served over noodles.

Think of this no-cook soup as a Thai-flavored gazpacho. It’s best with really lush summer tomatoes. Serve with a cold noodle dish for a q...

Tiny bits of fresh vegetables give these muffins a fascinating flavor and texture. These are particularly good with pureed soups, as well...

Moist and flavorful, these muffins pair nicely with bean soups. Try them with Long-Simmering Black Bean Soup

Tender and just slightly sweet, these are good teamed with spicy or chunky soups and stews.

If you’d like an accompaniment to summer fruit soups but don’t want to turn on the oven, these slightly sweet scones are just the thing t...

These simple, traditional Indian flatbreads are wonderful served with any of the curried soup and stew recipes in these pages.