Soups

Instructions Excerpted from River Café London: Thirty Years of Recipes and the Story of a Much-Loved Restaurant by Ruth...

Packed full of protein and veggies, this soup is ready in a flash—it’s great for busy, cold winter nights.

While pastina is traditionally a soup for children, there’s no rule that says it can’t be made for adults. Blending aromatics into the broth gives it a bit of heft; harissa adds a deeply flavourful punch. For a quick home lunch, the broth can be made in advance; simply heat it up when you’re ready to cook the pasta. For an office lunch, pack the fresh spinach separately and stir it into the soup just before popping it in the microwave.—Chantal Braganza

Instructions How to prep and cook fresh mussels 1. Serve mussels on the day you buy them. Store in the fridge. 2. Discard any raw...

This creamy risotto—featuring crispy sage leaves and lots of parmesan—gives leftover turkey an elegant new life.