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When it is cold outside, nothing satisfies, warming belly and soul, quite like soup. It’s the warm blanket of comfort food. You can hardly ever veer wrong. But we still have our favorites, and here are a few of ours, this year.

Soups and StewsWendy McMillanJanuary 9, 2025vegan, nourishing, soups, hearty soups, cozy soups, one-pot meals, instant potComment

Curried Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup

Smooth, rich, bright, packed with hearty veggies and legumes, this souper versatile soup/stew is oh-so-satisfying, with just enough or a curried, gingery kick to really soothe the throat and awaken the senses.

Cozy Potato Leek Soup

Made with clean, wholesome ingredients, this easy potato leek soup is rich and creamy without the cream, allowing pure, rustic flavors to truly shine.

Delicious Vegan Tom Yum Noodle Soup

This fragrant, taste-bud tantalizing immune booster is packed with nourishing goodness.

Immune-boosting Carrot Ginger Soup

Ladle up a bowl of comfort that boosts your defenses and lifts your mood with sheer, cheerful color. Anti-inflammatory ginger, garlic and turmeric lend earthy, piquant, soothing notes to this bright, creamy betacarotene-rich beauty!

Instant Pot Black Bean Tortilla Soup

This zesty, rich black bean soup ladles up a hearty dose of coziness. The Instant Pot makes quick work with dried beans--no need to soak!

Cleansing Broccoli Soup with Green Tea

A Tulsi Green Tea base for a broth combined with broccoli, potato, leek, and seasonings, this soup covers the bases—smooth winter warmer, fresh spring clean, and nourishing goodness for all the in betweens.

Spring Vegetable stew with dumplings

Spring is renewed freshness, aliveness, and jubilant growth. It ‘s cool, rainy day reminders to sometimes settle in and let our thoughts wander with the gentle pitter-patter splashing on stone and trickling down window panes. The latter—that’s what this cozy, nourishing stew is made for, a versatile celebration of comfort and greens.

Soups and StewsWendy McMillanApril 4, 2024stew, vegan, spring stew, dunplings, comfrot food Comments

Kimchi Noodle Immune Boost Soup

Born out of desire to throw as many powerhouse immune boosting foods as possible into one dinner, this is one of those one-pot meals you can play with all you like. Throw in what you have, omit the noodes, add in rice, change up veggies…have fun and feel the belly-warming boost.

Soups and StewsWendy McMillanJanuary 25, 2024kimchi, immune boost, kimchi noodle soup, immune boosting soupComment

Vegan African Sweet Potato Peanut Stew

Aromatic, healthy, and hearty, this African Peanut Stew is one of my favorite go-to comfort foods. Meltaway sweet potato chunks marry so cozily with tomatoes, kidney beans, fresh ginger, and spices, enhanced with nutty richness. And really, is there anything that peanut butter can't pair with?

Soups and StewsWendy McMillanMarch 15, 2023vegan, comfort food, sweet potatoes, sweet potato peanut stew, hearty vegan mealsComment

Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea and Greens Soup (Stovetop and Slow Cooker options)

Happy 2023! I’m a little late to the party with sharing New Year food, but this one’s really just an easy, throw-in-what-you’ve got, anytime winter warmer that happens to include a few auspicious ingredients that are hearty, healthy, and deliciously satisfying.

Roast Vegetable Sandwich with Spinach Pesto

You don’t really need a recipe for this inviting roasted veggie sandwich. Just be sure to spread a layer of the elevating spinach pesto. It’s super forgiving, dairy free, and packed with savory flavor.

Hot and Sour Soup with Wontons

A bit of heat, a bit of tang, and teeming with vegetables, this kind of dish is one of my very favorite go-to sources of that kind of body and soul nourishment the changing seasons inspire.