Been sick lately and all I want to eat is soup - is there anything better than a bowl of tomato soup? ! Goddam sublime…

Whats yr soups tips/recommendations/recipes?

Pho is just the thing when it's cold out. Has to be scalding hot, though.

I'm Jewish on my mother's side. Her mother made me matzo ball soup when I was little. I haven't had it in years. There is a really good barbecue restaurant here in Austin that also has a Jewish style deli. They started serving matzo ball soup made with smoked chicken, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since I read about it. Meaning, I have not tried it yet. I hope I'm not getting my hopes too high, but I've never been more looking forward to trying a dish.

Also, soup rules. Everyone needs to know how to make a few soups.

We're vegetarian (well pescatarian but not hardcore enough to fuck with fish in a soup). Sots of different soup in a blender, or immersion blender soups.

Favorites:
Butternut squash
Carrot curry
Cream of cauliflower
And the biggest gut bomb: broccoli cheese soup which we often serve with beer bread (a soda bread with beer in it)

The latest edition of The Joy of Cooking has a harissa, chickpea, and spinach soup recipe that is really great and easy to make. Served over couscous.

We make tortilla soup regularly. This recipe is pretty much the same. Easy to omit the chicken and use vegetable broth to make it vegetarian.

Jesus, too many. Off the top of my head:

Matzoh Ball
Gazpacho
Tomato (w/ grilled cheese, of course)
Tom Ka Ga
Hot & Sour
Pho
Potato Leek
[French] Onion
Tortilla
Pozole (Sundays only)
Chicken Noodle
[My grandmothers] Beef & Barley
Mole de Olla
Consomme (con birria)