It's hard to think of a more efficient and versatile dish than a hearty, rustic soup.You can throw all your old veg in the pot along with other stuff from almost all your other basic food groups, bring it to a boil, bring it down to a simmer, walk away, forget it for 45 minutes to an hour, enjoy the delicious aromas while its simmering, and come back to a completely balanced one dish meal.And lentils, unlike most other pulses or legumes, don't have to be soaked, either. So a hearty, rustic, lentil soup is about as easy and efficient as it gets.Plus they're a great source of protein, fiber, and several essential minerals. Not to mention they're inexpensive.

#Win,#Week3 In winters we like to have hot drinks such as tea, coffee or soups. Soups are healthy and increase our appetite. This moong dal tomato carrot soup is rich in fiber as well as it's tangy taste is awesome.

This snowy weekend made me crave a thick vegetable soup. Food writer Melissa Clark published this recipe in 2013 and it has been warming me up ever since.#cauliflower #carrot #soup #easy #winter #vegan #vegetarian #coriander

You can make this into a stew beef and tomato soup by leaving out the vegetables and adding more tomato sauce as needed. I often start it out as the tomato soup and then add the vegetables the next go round.

My first day at kindergarten; I do not remember getting on the big, yellow, school bus to go home. I only remember being put on a bus. Someone put a tag on my chest that let everyone know which bus I was to take home. They put me on the wrong bus. I was only five—what did I know? I only remembered my address: “10964 McKean Road.” Everyone had been delivered safely home. I was the only one left on the bus. The bus driver asked me where did I live? I answered “10964 McKean Road.” “Show me your address!” She checked my tag and said. “You are on the wrong bus!” Makes no difference, I knew my address “10964 McKean Road.” The bus driver headed for McKean Road, I recognized my house and got off. My mother was frantic. I was over an hour late getting home. “What happened? Why are you so late?” I had no idea. I sprawled out on the dining room floor and “read” the comic section of the newspaper. My mother brought me a bowl of chicken soup. I ate it on the floor. I was oblivious to my mother’s questions. I just enjoyed my soup.Chicken soup was a staple at our home when I was growing up. At weddings a fancy version was served which was very clear and contained very fine Polish kluski, or noodles. I have since learned that the Poles do not call what we know as noodles, kluski, but reserve the word for dumplings. But in our house, all noodles were kluski. My version is the one my mother made, with lots of vegetables that grew on the farm.

Bought a 1 euro 'no waste' bag. These veg where in it along with some fruit. Great value for money and good for the invironement.

Arranged Ton-jiru which is pork vegetable miso soup. I used bone-in chicken to make it flavorful without dashi powder and turnips instead of daikon radish that is normally used for ton-jiru. Super easy and taste authentic!

This is an Indonesian tomato soup which derived from a dutch recipe. We called it "Soup Merah" which literally red is the colour of the soup.It has a sour and sweet taste, with the aroma of nutmeg. For the ingredients, we can combine canned mushroom and peas, or even change with beef sausages and smokey ox tounge.

This soup takes some time to simmer but has very little actual work to it. It is a very rich full of flavor stock packed full of fresh vegetables and tender beef. It freezes great as well!

My best friend is Japanese (I always feel that she is still alive somehow). She used to tell me about ozoni, and how it was a favorite during New Year celebration. New Year is coming and I feel like practicing making it based on the memory of what she told me. I made ozoni with whatever was available on my fridge and pantry. My kids love this and I plan to make ozoni on Near Year.You can add more water if you like more water in your soup. Be sure to adjust dashi, shoyu, and mirin according to your preference.

This is a soup I make for myself based off of 3 different recipes and with slight Asian influences (soy sauce, Chinese rice wine). Its very healthy and the broth is very rich. Turmeric is optional but delicious, looks tasty, and is anti-inflammatory. Sour cream rounds out the flavor and can help with texture if you decide to freeze leftovers for later.