Rooting for soup
Food
January 10, 2026

Rooting for soup

By By LINDA BALSLEV TasteFood 

Some days are indisputable soup days. The antidote to a wintry cold and gray day is a steaming bowl of creamy soup. Now, before you fret that a creamy soup may interfere with any New Year’s diet resolutions, it’s important to note that there is no cream in this so-called creamy soup. Rather, it’s a smooth puree of starchy root vegetables and stock, with a splash of milk, which yields a rich and velvety soup, leaving anyone to guess that it’s laden with cream.

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