It seems that we’re all turning to cozy soup and stew recipes these days, searching for a warm and hearty meal to provide ...

This creamy, pureed bean soup gets some heft from cubes of smoked ham and paprika-dusted croutons. Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several ...

As a kid, I was obsessed with Campbell’s condensed bean ... soup, and it can go straight from freezer to pot without needing to thaw (or chop!). Before adding the mirepoix, brown a diced ham ...

Drain the soaked beans and discard the water. Place the beans, ham hocks, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a soup pot; do not add salt at this stage. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour ...

Because beans are relatively tasteless on their own, they're great at absorbing the flavors of other ingredients and seasonings in your soup. Check out Food & Wine's guide to classic bean soups ...

Suggested Menu: sunchoke soup with virginia-ham croquettes; virginia-ham croquettes; breast of four corners farm's turkey "cuit sous vide" and roasted leg "en ballotine"; giblet gravy; green-bean ...