Soup is as pleasing to the soul as it is to the palate. It's the easiest dinner idea and a great way to warm up when the weather turns frightful. These nine fabulous soup recipes, from chowder to split pea, will change the way you think about this humble one-pot dish.
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Recipes excerpted from:
JUST ONE POT: Over 320 Simple and Delicious Recipes, from Hearty Stews to Tasty Tagines, A Reader's Digest Book, copyright (c) 2007 by McRae Books Srl, published by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville, NY, 10570-7000, www.rd.com.
The Simple Soups Deck: 50 Easy Recipes for Satisfying Soups by Maryana Vollstedt and Paulette Mitchell. Photography by William Meppen. © 2006. Chronicle Books, publisher. 
