Warm your body and soul with this creamy sweet potato and fennel soup. It's beautiful served hot straight off the stove-top, topped with crisp parmesan wafers to create a delicious dinner.

These goat's cheese and chive dumplings are fluffy, tasty and perfect for soaking up the last of the creamy beetroot soup.

This nourishing beef and barley soup makes a satisfying and hearty one-dish meal for any season.

A fragrant Vietnamese prawn soup with rice noodles, coriander and mint. The broth is perfumed by the tender, white bit at the heart of lemongrass.

This Italian staple is brimming with fresh vegies and mouthwatering bacon. Dip thick slices of ciabatta into the thick broth for a warm, healthy meal.

Dinner doesn't get much more multicultural than this. With mergeuz sausages originating in North Africa and the traditional Milanese gremolata you'll go round the world with just one mouthful.

This Thai seafood soup will certainly warm you up, with plenty of herbs, garlic cloves and red chillies.

Tender, succulent lamb shanks and creamy black-eye beans together make a hearty soup. Serve with crusty bread and a liberal sprinkling of freshly chopped coriander.

Savour this flavoursome winter warmer brimming with capsicum, onion and tomatoes. This smooth, thick soup contrasts nicely with crunchy parmesan wafers.

Red curry paste, coconut milk and coriander give this Thai-style pumpkin soup its unique flavour, while tender pieces of chicken thigh turn a bowl into a meal.

Heavier on the pasta than a classic minestrone, this soup is an excellent choice on a cold winter's day.

With red wine, French bread, onions and gruyere cheese you're already on to a winner, but it's the homemade beef stock that makes this French onion soup one of the best.

An Italian version of egg drop soup that literally means "little shred", stracciatella is warming, comforting and totally yummy. Best served with crusty bread and a simple salad.

Combine spicy flavours with sour in this classic Asian dish. Filled with alluring ingredients like black fungi, shiitake mushrooms and silken tofu it's an adventurous soup you won't want to miss.

Rich and smooth kumara and coriander soup is a great way to warm up at lunchtime. The freshness of the herb balances the natural sweetness of kumara.

You'll find a version of this popular soup in most Asian cuisines, this one has a Thai accent. A light chicken broth with noodles is like balm for the body and soul.

Discover that simple can still be flavoursome with this zesty egg and lemon soup, a great recipe for traditional Greek avgolemono.

Warm your body and soul with this beautiful chicken and vegetable soup - perfect for family dinners on those cooler evenings.

Creamy, mild and warming, this Chinese-style chicken and corn soup is a great pick-me-up dish for a cold day.

Sweeter than green but more robust in flavour that yellow or orange, red capsicum makes a wonderful soup. The simplicity of this red capsicum soup recipe lets the main ingredient shine.

Borlotti beans are also known as cannellini beans, but they're actually a paler, plumper variety of the humble kidney bean. This tomato and borlotti bean soup makes a nourishing lunch or dinner.

Simple, quick and savoury, this zucchini cream soup makes a great lunch or starter. The smoothest consistency for this soup can be achieved by using a blender, stab mixer or mouli.

Fragrant with lemongrass and lime leaves, this chicken and galangal soup is traditionally known as tom ka gai.

There's nothing like a bowl of proper, hearty soup on a cold day and this tomato and chorizo soup has all the warming power you're looking for.

This Mexican-style corn soup is delicately spiced with garlic, chilli and cumin. The crunchy tortilla strips and jalapeños sour cream are both moreish, so make sure to have plenty on hand.

Wash the leek thoroughly under cold running water to remove any grit between the layers. Note

Soup can be made two days ahead. Note

Turn the traditional vegetable stew into a tasty soup and elevate it with a fresh basil pistou.

This is Vietnam’s famous beef noodle soup. Note

This soup is great for lunch at the office or for a picnic. If a microwave is not available for reheating the soup, pack it in a preheated insulated flask. Note

Recipe is suitable to freeze without the parsley. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat in a saucepan and sprinkle with parsley to serve. Note

A warming and delicious spicy prawn and bean hotpot from Australian Women's Weekly.

This hearty roasted pumpkin and tomato soup is a fantastic warming winter dish.

You could use beef sirloin or rib eye (scotch fillet) instead of the rump steak. Sukiyaki beef is available fresh and frozen from Asian grocery stores and selected supermarkets. A traditional sukiyaki pan is available from Japanese stores. Note

A creamy beef and coconut cream soup that packs a big spicy punch.

Pho, the well-known vietnamese noodle soup, is usually eaten for breakfast, but is great to eat at any time of the day. Note

Always check the manufacturer’s instructions before using a pressure cooker. Note

We used blue-eye in this recipe, but any firm white fish fillet is fine. Orzo is a rice-shaped pasta available from Greek delicatessens and specialty food stores; if unavailable, use risoni. Note

You could add 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger to the broth for extra flavour, if you like. Note

Makrut lime leaves, aromatic leaves of a citrus tree, are used similarly to bay leaves or curry leaves. They are available from major supermarkets and Asian food stores. If you can’t buy snake beans, use regular green beans. Laksa pastes vary in heat, so use only as much as suits your heat tolerance. Note

A delicious soup full of seasonal spring vegetables.

This deliciously fragrant and warming Italian soup combines zucchini flowers and sweet peas to create a brilliant vegetarian meal. Serve topped with a crumbly pangrattato for a restaurant quality dish at home.

Dumplings can be assembled, then frozen in an airtight container up to a week ahead. Steam dumplings for 12 minutes from frozen. Soup dumplings or xialongbao, as they are called Yum Cha restaurants, are a shanghainese speciality. They are commonly filled with minced pork and a firm, gelatine-rich stock, which turns to a soup when […]

You can use frozen soya beans, available from Asian groceries, in this recipe if fresh are hard to find. You could also use the same quantity of fresh broad beans or 2 cups of frozen broad beans instead. Note

Ribollita is a Tuscan soup based on whatever vegetable the cook has at hand. Traditionally, it is thickened with stale bread.

A rich and delicious Moroccan vegetable soup with a spicy hit of harissa.

Pilaf can be prepared several hours ahead. Transfer pilaf to an ovenproof dish, cover with foil and refrigerate. Warm in oven as required. Note

Be extremely careful when blending hot soup, let it cool a little first. Don’t overfill the blender, one third to half full is a good guide, and make sukre the lid is secure. Alternatively use a stick blender. Note

Be careful when frying mint as it will spit. Note

Roasting makes both the parsnip and garlic wonderfully sweet and mellow. When preparing the parsnips, be sure to peel thickly enough to remove all the bitter outer layer, and also to cut off any woody core. Note

Round steak, gravy beef (shin) and skirt steak are all suitable meats for this recipe. Pho is a breakfast favourite throughout Vietnam, but can be eaten it any time of the day. Note

Leek and potato are natural allies when teamed in a satisfying winter soup. Take care to wash the leeks well under cold water to remove any gri Note

Use crisp, crunchy fresh water chestnuts for this recipe if they are in season; frozen fresh water chestnuts also can be found in many Asian grocers. About 5-medium sized chesnuts are needed for this soup. Note

This spiced coriander, lentil and barley soup is creamy, delicious and filling.

Starchy potatoes, such as sebago, are best to use. Reheat before topping with dip and almonds. Note

A smooth and creamy pumpkin soup packed full of zest and spice and served with a dollop of cinnamon cream.

Use any firm white fish fillets, such as perch, ling or blue-eye trevalla, for this recipe. Note

An uncomplicated Asian-style sweet and sour chicken soup packed to the brim with delicious flavours.

Reserve some of the feathery fennel fronds to sprinkle over the soup at serving time. Note

Create the flavours and textures of a slow-cooked meal in under an hour by using your pressure cooker. This delicious chickpea and lentil soup can be ready in no time at all, perfect for a cool weeknight dinner.

Soupe au pistou is a Provencal minestrone served with a good dollop of basil pesto.

A simple but delectable roasted capsicum soup with fried provolone polenta.

Invented in the 18th century by the Duc of Levis-Mirepoix, mirepoix has since become a classic preparation of French cooking.

It’s best to make the broth the day before you eat the soup, so that it can chill long enough for the fat to solidify on top. Scoop it away and discard it for a clear broth. Recipe is not suitable to freeze. Note