Soup and Bread

A community meal project based in Chicago

The pots are empty, the party’s over

The crocks are washed and the tablecloths are clean — or as clean as they’re going to get, at least.  Soup & Bread 2013 was a joy. A messy, soupy, ridiculously themed adventure through our […]

Apr, 24 · in Soup Wrapup

Slutty Spring Pea Soup

From Jennifer Berman This soup is packed with bold spring flavors, but Jen dubbed it “slutty” because, to paraphrase, the addition of bacon on top of so much goodness can be seen as a completely […]

Apr, 17 · in Soup Recipes

Green Pea Soup with Cucumber Raita

From Alia Danal Alia posted the recipe for this on her own website, Urban Chickpea, last week, along with heaps of beautiful photos and background on how she developed the recipe. I’ll just reprint the […]

Apr, 17

Green Gazpacho

From Maribeth Heeran This was a wonderfully tangy, fresh and frisky gazpacho, full of the clean spring flavors of celery and bell peppers. Not to mention, I am a sucker for any recipe involving stale […]

Apr, 17

Green Garlic Soup

From Julia McDonald/Peasants Plot Julia cooked and husband Todd served two versions of the tangy spring soup — one made with chicken stock and one thoroughly veggie. Says Julia, “Green garlic shoots are a sure […]

Apr, 17

Italian Beef Soup

From Allison Scott This was another inspired (and delicious) contribution to our “Chicago vs. Chicago” soup night on April 3. With this and the deep-dish pizza soup, all we needed was a Chicago dog-style soup […]

Apr, 14

Chilled Pea & Grapefruit Soup

From Mark Smrecek This dish is a straight shot of spring flavor. Mark says he was inspired by an Alain Passard dish  that paired white almonds and peas with grapefruit, and a boatload of butter, […]

Apr, 04

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