Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The French Soup That Starts the Rentree

The first soup of September marks the end of summer in a French kitchen. It is usually a soupe au pistou or a simple vegetable puree, and it signals that the household has come back indoors.

Make one vegetable soup this week from whatever is ending at the market. Puree half of it and leave the rest in pieces. That contrast is what keeps a simple soup interesting.

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