Chicken tortilla soup combines chicken, corn,
grated cheese, garlic, onion and tortilla
chips. Who wouldn’t want a big bowl?
Photo courtesy Cabot Creamery.

In the current economy, look at it as a delicious and inexpensive meal alternative, served along with a salad and a fine loaf of bread (try something different each time—a country loaf, nut bread, semolina, sourdough, etc.).

Make your own favorite recipe or choose from our soup recipes—everything from Chicken Corn Tortilla Soup to Creamy Seafood Chowder to Spicy Hot Potato Soup.

• Here are 10 tips for better soup-making.
• Take a look at ways to garnish 20 different soups.
• Take our soup trivia quiz.
• Check out last year’s Homemade Soup Day tip. 

Most consumers don’t know why they might choose a Muscovy over a Magret. That’s why we created a Duck Glossary.

Duck lovers: Here’s your chance to become an arbiter of duck terms. You’ll also find a recipe for Chinese Five-Spice Duck, plus duck-cooking tips.

Who am I? Most roast duck is Pekin, or
“Long Island” duckling. Photo courtesy
Maple Leaf Farms.

Have a heart: Use red doilies on Valentine’s
Day. Photo courtesy
MozzarellaCompany.com.

Use them to present cocktails, crottins of chèvre, individual desserts (panna cotta, cupcakes) and other dishes on your Valentine’s Day table (start with morning toast!).

Use them for just one course per meal, though: Too much of anything is overkill.