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Soup Season

Dinner comes in a bowl now. There is a point somewhere between the first cold evening and the moment you start considering whether leaving the house is really necessary when dinner changes. We want bowls. Big ones. Something bubbling on the stove, bread within reach and preferably enough left for tomorrow. Welcome to Soup Season.

Five soups. Five very different reasons to stay in.

A bowl of lasagna soup topped with a spoonful of ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan, fresh basil scattered over the top, with crusty bread alongside by candlelight.

Lasagna Soup

All the best bits of lasagna. Less of the construction work.

A bowl of Marry Me Chicken Soup with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, orzo and wilted spinach in a creamy Parmesan broth, with crusty bread and a glass of white wine alongside.

Marry Me Chicken Soup

A very convincing argument for cancelling your evening plans.

A crock of French onion soup with a spoonful of bubbling, browned Gruyère cheese being lifted away in long melted strands, beside a block of Gruyère and a glass of red wine.

French Onion Soup

For Sundays that have nowhere else to be.

Soup is a love language.

And yes, I actually am the person who gets genuinely excited about having soup for dinner.

A bowl of Italian wedding soup with tiny meatballs, acini di pepe pasta and wilted greens, finished with grated Parmesan and fresh parsley, with bread and Parmesan alongside.

Italian Wedding Soup

Tiny meatballs. Tiny pasta. An unreasonable amount of Parmesan.

A bowl of creamy mushroom soup topped with darkly browned mushroom slices, shaved Parmesan and a scattering of fresh thyme, with a pile of fresh mushrooms nearby.

Creamy Mushroom Soup

If Amberfell were a soup, this would probably be it.

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