A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting. –Abraham Maslow

White skies. Ice heavy trees casting long shadows, icicles glittering dangerously overhead. Fountains of snow arcing from snowblowers. A cold that almost vibrates in one’s bones.

Even though we now live in comparatively balmy Charleston, South Carolina, I still remember the bitter, snowy winters that never seemed to end in Western New York State, the bone soothing heat from our woodstove, and the life affirming (perhaps life saving) pleasures of soup.

Here’s 11 delicious and nourishing soup recipes to help you get through the rest of the cold and flu season as Winter ends and Spring begins. Enjoy!

• Porcini Mushroom Soup Recipe from 101 Cookbooks

• Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan Cheese (Uses 44 Cloves of Garlic!) from Smitten Kitchen

• Prosciutto Soup from Mark Bittman of the New York Times

• Roasted Chestnut and Hazelnut Soup from The Traveler’s Lunchbox

• Hearty Lentil Soup Recipe With Carrots, Tomatoes, & Smoked Sausage from Farmgirl Fare

• The Accidental Soup Recipe: Chick Peas, Ginger, and Coriander…Oh My! from Pinch My Salt

• Celery Root Soup from David Leibovitz

• Curried Cauliflower Soup With Honey from Serious Eats

• Red Lentil Soup with Garam Masala Recipe from Je Mange la Ville

• Wonton Soup from Rasa Malaysia
  

• Spicy Parsnip Soup from Jane Spice

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