Green Pea Soup with Tarragon

When you think of pea soup, do you (like many people) automatically think of a bland, green mush that is as tasteless as wet cardboard?  Well, perhaps this version of pea soup that is short on ingredients and big on taste will help change your mind.  In order to create a light and delicate soup, we ditch the pork many recipes use, and rely on fresh tarragon to complement and enhance the natural sweetness of peas.

Chicken No-Noodle Soup

Whether your sick, tired, cold or just in an existential funk, few things bring quick comfort like a bowl of chicken soup. There are as many different recipes of chicken soup as there are cooks, however is one of my favorites in that it only takes about 25 minutes to make. This soup also has the added bonus in that it replaces traditional noodles or pasta with beans for a protein kick.