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A make-ahead gravy gets a remarkable depth of flavor from roasted poultry bones and—surprise!—a sprinkle of MSG.

This delicate, brothy grain soup manages to be comforting and fortifying—but without requiring a nap afterward.

Name a better activity for an autumnal, sweater-weather Sunday than simmering a cozy soup. (Oh, and apple-picking doesn't count.)

Make this simple and super-satisfying soup your go-to weeknight meal.

A deeply savory rice porridge topped with kimchi, scallions, peanuts, and shallots.

This iconic Gujarati dish is sweet with jaggery, spicy with green chiles, and sour with lime juice. And it’s exactly what you’d eat if you walked into Tailor chef Vivek Surti’s mother’s house in India.

Warming cumin, cardamom, turmeric, and ginger make this Somali chicken stew recipe from Hawa Hassan a rich aromatic experience.

This quick vegetarian curry is a great way to use a CSA’s bounty of eggplant, summer squash, or whatever else your haul contains.

Turmeric, chiles, and chewy-nutty cooked grains balance the sweetness of fresh corn in this loose vegan riff on creamed corn.

Think of this weeknight-friendly pasta recipe as a lighter take on the classic Italian ragù that features cherry tomatoes, a red chile for some heat, and tons of fresh basil.

The cold bean salad you’ve been craving this summer. Buttery big beans and a garlicky tomato dressing.

This recipe was an excuse to combine our favorite potato chip flavor with the creamy, salty "salad" of our dreams. To hammer that home, the whole dish is topped with crumbled sour cream and onion potato chips.

This stew recipe is all about those lovingly cooked and seasoned dried beans and the glorious (vegan!) broth they create.

Any vegetable or meat would be in good company with this stew’s spicy-funky base of kimchi, gochugaru, and gochujang.

For this soup recipe, we skipped browning the meatballs and poached them instead. This will keep them very tender and their flavor light, which is ideal for this seasonal dish.

With leeks, fennel, sugar snap peas, and English peas, this soup is perfect for ushering in spring.

The perfect matzo ball doesn’t require seltzer, baking powder, egg whites, or even a light touch, and this recipe proves it.

Exactly the kind of hearty-but-not-too-hearty soup you want on a rainy spring day.

If chicken noodle soup is a winter blanket, then this brodo is a light spring sweater.

The healthyish comfort food recipe you won't be able to get enough of.

Full-on explosive flavor in under an hour.

The dressing would also be crazy delicious on virtually any vegetable—cooked or raw.

This fiery, bubbling Korean broth is a powerhouse mixture of alliums, kimchi, gochugaru, and briny, fresh seafood.

This (vegetarian!) Italian classic is about as comforting as it gets, packed with hearty greens, meaty beans, and plenty of rich olive oil and umami-packed Parm.