Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Robin's salmon bisque
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 8
Chicken and Andouille Smoked Sausage Gumbo
Time1 hour 40 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Ciopinot's 'no work' cioppino
Time1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Leek, apple and thyme soup
Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsMakes about 3 quarts soup, 10 to 12 servings
Winter vegetable soup
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Soupe a l'oignon gratinee
Time3 hours
YieldsServes 8
Broccoli and roasted garlic soup
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Spiced pumpkin soup in roasted pumpkins
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 12
La Casa Sena's potato green chile soup
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 12
Warszawa's cold borscht
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 4
Hog's Breath Inn's artichoke soup
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 2 to 4
Vegan Mushroom Bisque
Time50 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Creperie du Village's soupe aux haricot blanc
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 16
Kuleto's minestrone
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Coral Tree Cafe's vegetable soup
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Mendocino Farms’ coconut curry cauliflower soup
Time1 hour 40 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Spiced vegetable soup
Time2 hours 40 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 12
Beverly’s Szechwan carrot soup
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsMakes about 3 quarts, serves 10 to 12
Potato and wild chard soup
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Thai tomato coconut soup
Time35 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Rockfish soup with fennel and potatoes
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Udon with tea broth
Time35 minutes
YieldsServes 2
Ajo blanco
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Tortellini in brodo
Time4 hours
YieldsServes 12 to 16
Spinach soup with basil and dill
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
French leek and potato soup
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 4 to 6
Melon and tomato gazpacho
Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 8
Pho Gà Nhanh (Quick Chicken Pho)
Time50 minutes
YieldsServes 2
Veracruzana crab soup
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Provencal fish chowder
Time2 hours 20 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Jaleo's gazpacho de remolacha
Time1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Summer Squash Chowder
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 6 to 8