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German Butterball Soup is a recipe that Russian German immigrants introduced to the Great Plains. The butterballs are made with stale bread and butter and are seasoned with allspice. They are usually simmered in a clear chicken stock, but for this soup recipe, I added chicken and mixed vegetables. For a more traditional butterball soup, just omit the chicken and vegetables.

This recipe is adapted from Rachel Ray’s fabulous Greek Wedding Soup. I made some additions and substitutions and changed the ingredient portions up a tiny bit. This lemony meatball soup turned out wonderful.

Appetite pleasing spicy chickpea and tomato soup.

This miso soup recipe is made with wakame, tofu, green onions and dashi, a Japanese soup stock.

Chilled cucumber soup is cool and refreshing and a breeze to make. Pita chips would taste great alongside this soup

Pomegranate Soup is hearty and robust. This is a soup that will truly comfort on a cold day. This recipe has been adapted from the pomegranate soup recipe included in the novel Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran.

This creamy flavorful Black-Eyed Peas Soup is a perfect way to eat your black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck.

Nothing says fall to me like butternut squash soup. This recipe is adapted from Williams-Sonoma Soups and Stews. The addition of the Granny Smith apple adds just a touch of tartness.

The matzo balls are best in a strained homemade chicken stock, but if time is tight, canned chicken broth works well too.

This hearty clam chowder recipe is creamy and delicious.