Comfort in a bowl: red lentils, vegan sausage, tons of veggies, and couscous make this a perfect meal for a winter’s day.

Sweet and savory carrot stew, flavored with ginger, cumin and cinnamon and topped with fresh cilantro and crunchy peanuts.

Homemade vegetable broth. (in Spanish)

A hot, creamy crab bisque is the perfect comfort food in the winter, and this one is gluten-free!

This slow cooker Zuppa Toscana is pure rustic comfort food… filled with sausage, kale, potatoes, tomatoes and a bit of cream.

Recover from your holiday binging with this easy, healthful White Bean and Kale Soup. It only takes 7 ingredients and 30 minutes.

A traditional Virginia chicken and veggie stew with a smokey and slightly sweet flavor

A hearty chili recipe that’s inexpensive, high in protein and fiber, and low in fat.
Food by Anna Watson Carl + Photo by Signe Birck

Thai Lentil & Sweet Potato Stew – This stew is thick, and filling. It’s sweet and hearty and has a wonderful Thai influence.

A hearty & filling chicken stew to warm you up and is great for using leftover chicken pieces. Best part- it’s made in the slow cooker.

This hearty and delicious Mexican soup will keep you warm through the coldest months. It’s gluten-free and paleo.

Chicken and Vegetable Tortellini Soup. Perfect for these chilly, busy weeknights. Easy, hearty, and delicious.

Pressure cooker beef stew with red wine: thick, meaty, bold, and oh so easy!

Marsala Braised Octopus with Crispy Capers

Book Recommendation & MINESTRONE recipe from Anne Willan’s One Souffle at a Time.

Stoup, a dish that is neither stew nor soup! Orzo-White Bean “Stoup” with Kale.

Super Vegetable Stew – Only super veggies. Red cabbage, broccoli, sweet potato, kidney beans, mushrooms, etc. Super easy & delicious

Butternut Squash, Pepper, and Swiss Chard are simmered with San Marzano tomatoes and the warm flavors of ancho chile powder and cumin.

Hearty, healthy and delicious. Sopa Ranchero.

Guinness Beef Stew

Pressure cooker pork and hominy stew (pozole).