While the kitchen is busier than ever, A Veggie Venture is taking a break from blogging. We'll be back on January 1st (tomorrow!) but here's one last soup recipe, a longtime family favorite from the never-seen-online Kitchen Parade archive and perfect for the winter months ahead. It's Sausage & Kale Slit Pea Soup , a kid favorite too. Many thanks to Luminous Lens for the soup emblem!

Looking for luck in the new year? Then check out two recipes using black-eyed peas, bearers of good fortune by tradition across the southern U.S. Both are featured in this week's Kitchen Parade column . Happy New Year, all!

While the kitchen is busier than ever, A Veggie Venture is taking a break from blogging. We'll be back on January 1st but until then, every day there will be a new soup recipe, longtime family favorites from the never-seen-online Kitchen Parade archives and perfect for the winter months ahead. Laura's Carrot Soup is a known cure for the common cold; well, at least it's guaranteed to make you feel a tiny bit better when the season's aches and sneezes and sore throats hit. Many thanks to Luminous Lens for the soup emblem!

While the kitchen is busier than ever, A Veggie Venture is taking a break from blogging. We'll be back on January 1st but until then, every day there will be a new soup recipe, longtime family favorites from the never-seen-online Kitchen Parade archives and perfect for the winter months ahead. Today's soup is another hearty offering, a Scandinavian Pea Soup . You'll want to use traditional dried green lentils, not the French lentils. Many thanks to Luminous Lens for the soup emblem!

While the kitchen is busier than ever, A Veggie Venture is taking a break from blogging. We'll be back on January 1st but until then, every day there will be a new soup recipe, longtime family favorites from the never-seen-online Kitchen Parade archives and perfect for the winter months ahead. Today's soup is the hearty Lentil Soup Vincent . It makes a bunch and freezes beautifully. Many thanks to Luminous Lens for the soup emblem!

While the kitchen is busier than ever, A Veggie Venture is taking a break from blogging . We'll be back on January 1st but until then, every day there will be a new soup recipe, longtime family favorites from the never-seen-online Kitchen Parade archives and perfect for the winter months ahead. Today's soup is Very Very Green Green-Pea Soup , made from ingredients you're likely to already have on hand and great for St. Patrick's Day celebrations and winter lunches alike. Many thanks to Luminous Lens for the soup emblem!

Happy Boxing Day, Everyone! While the kitchen is busier than ever, A Veggie Venture is taking a break from blogging . We'll be back on January 1st but until then, every day there will be a new soup recipe, longtime family favorites from the never-seen-online Kitchen Parade archives and perfect for the winter months ahead. Today's offering is the meaty and beety Karelian Borscht which warms the northern souls of Finland and Russia. Many thanks to Luminous Lens for the soup emblem!